Transport-Related Social Exclusion in the Opinion of the High School Students – the Prognosis of Transportation Practices
Transport-Related Social Exclusion in the Opinion of the High School Students – the Prognosis of Transportation Practices

Summary/Abstract: Researchers agree that the access to communal transportation in the Polish rural areas is less favourable than in the Polish urban areas. It may be noticed in the social problem of transport-related social exclusion that is experienced by the village dwellers. The adverse situation of persons living in the rural areas has particularly manifested itself since 1989, which was caused by the economic transformation whose result was the free market. The paper aims at presenting the subjective dimension of the transport-related social exclusion phenomenon, i.e. students’ opinions about the public transport system in their environments as well as the implemented transportation practices which stem from their experience connected to reaching various destinations outside of the places of residence. Additionally, it outlines other opinions functioning in their social environment, mostly families and neighbours, that are related to public transportation and services. The proposed prognosis of transportation practices demonstrates that apart from the spatial and functional structure of a given borough, village, town, city or county, as well as structural features of transportation system, there are also other factors impacting favourably (or adversely) the usage of communal transportation. These are connected to demographic and social factors, such as preferences and convictions.

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