陳定雄Chen, Ding-Xiong2017-02-222025-07-302017-02-222017-02-22https://ir.ntus.edu.tw/handle/987654321/70723學位類別：碩士校院名稱：國立台灣體育學院系所名稱：休閒運動管理研究所學號：19402008畢業學年度：95年論文頁數：120頁　　In some places, bicycles are considered as one of the transport tools, and riding there is for function, while in some other places, bicycles are taken as physical activity, and thus riding there is for leisure. Riding for leisure or for function? 450 recreational cyclists from bicycle clubs and bicycles activities were sampled using convenience sampling, and there were 392 valid questionnaires or 89.2% of the sample. A self-developed questionnaire was administered to the respondents. This research firstly dealt with the relationship between recreational bicycling and bicycle commuting, second, the motivations and constraints of bicycle commuting were investigated, and finally, bicycle commuting policy was proposed. After the descriptive statistics analysis and Chi-square test, I concluded that there were strong connections between recreational bicycling and bicycle commuting, 38.5% of recreational cyclists also choose bicycle commuting. The motivations for bicycle commuting were enjoying riding bicycle, improving fitness, saving fuel, being environmentally-friendly, controlling weight, and commuting distance was short. The constraints to bicycle commuting were climate, lack of bikeways, bicycle theft, poor air quality, bad pavement, and safety. It is possible to encourage more cyclists to commute with bicycles by cycling awareness programs and better bicycling policies. The Taiwanese government should utilize the advantages of bicycle commuting, and promote cycling in Taiwan, not just for recreational purposes, but also for bicycle commuting purposes.Chapter1 　INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………1 　　Background and Motivation………………………………………………1 　　Purposes of the Study……………………………………………………3 　　Research Questions………………………………………………………4 　　Definition of Terms………………………………………………………4 　　Research Process…………………………………………………………5 Chapter2 　REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE…………………………………………6 　　The Importance and Benefits of Bicycling…………………………………6 　　Current Bicycling Conditions and the Motivation for Bicycle Commuting…29 　　Global Bicycling Conditions and Bikeway Systems………………………34 　　The Reasons That Taiwanese Do Not Cycle………………………………44 　　Bicycle Policy Development in Taiwan and Foreign Countries……………47 　　Research Hypotheses………………………………………………………51 Chapter3 　METHOD……………………………………………………………………52 　　Research Design……………………………………………………………52 　　Research Scope……………………………………………………………53 　　Sampling……………………………………………………………………54 　　Instrument…………………………………………………………………55 　　Questionnaires Implementation………………………………………………57 　　Data Analysis…………………………………………………………………57 Chapter4 　RESULTS……………………………………………………………………58 　　Descriptive Analysis…………………………………………………………58 　　Demographic Data Analysis…………………………………………………58 　　Bicycle Commuting Data Analysis……………………………………………66 　　Constraints to Bicycle Commuting Data Analysis………………………………69 　　Motivations for Bicycle Commuting Data Analysis……………………………74 　　Chi-Square Test and Analysis…………………………………………………80 Chapter5 　Discussion………………………………………………………………………96 　　Findings………………………………………………………………………96 　　Significance of the Study and Suggestions…………………………………98 　　Limitation and Directions for Future Research……………………………100 　　Conclusions………………………………………………………………101 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………102 　　English References…………………………………………………………102 　　Chinese References…………………………………………………………110 Appendices………………………………………………………………………115 　A. BICYCLE COMMUTING QUESTIONNAIRE……………………………115 　B. CHINESE QUESTIONNAIRE……………………………………………118529699 bytesapplication/pdfbicycle commuting;bikeway;cyclistthesis