Detailed Results Barcelona. 5.3.1 Q1 When you know that you will go on a trip, how does this make you feel? Most of the participants travel to work by public transport. Their emotional response when they hear that they have to go on a trip differs between participants. Unfortunately, not all of these feelings are positive. Sometimes this is due to confidence in the system of public transport, like is the case with BP1, BP4, and BP5: “For me, the lack of confidence in the system creates a lot of anxiety.” (BP1, Ap165); “Nervous, because you don’t exactly know how much time you have.” (BP4, Ap187). “It worries me because sometimes I ask for the stop, but they don’t indicate it to me well.” (BP5, Ap194). This feeling of system confidence likely has a variety of origins, but it can be hypothesised that this has to do with adequate and real-time information provision, both online and in person Other experiences relate to subjective safety, which for BP2 is the case: “I don’t feel safe because the pavements are narrow and there are few people in the street.” (BP2, Ap175). However, not all are so critical of the public transport system: “It is safe and comfortable.” (PB10, Ap226). Very different is the experience of those who travel by car: “I don’t prepare anything, my car is parked in the (fenced, ed.) parking of the building. It does not bring up any emotional reaction.” (BP3, Ap182). “I am not afraid to go from my house to the car (…). I would rate it as a 10.” (BP7, Ap209). PB9, who also drives to work, expresses that she does not experience any problems but makes no further comment. As a part of their work, all participants get up and travel in the early morning. The participants often confirm the assumption that travelling in the early morning raises feelings of insecurity and anxiety. A clear distinction in the experience can be identified based on the mode of travel. Most of the participants who travel by public transport describe feelings of anxiety or even fear when they know they will have to head out to travel. In contrast, those who travel by private modes state that they do not have a noteworthy feeling with the prospect of travelling.
5.3.2 Q2 What causes the feelings that you have regarding embarking on a trip? When asked why the participants feel the way they do about taking a trip, the statements made under question one become clearer. Sometimes it is time-related, like with BP1: “The fact that the journey takes 7 minutes by car and 55 minutes by bus frustrates me most.” ...
