BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV3I1182,
     title={Safety of Women Passengers in Share Autos- A Case Study of Chennai},
     author={R Manikandan, Dr. S. Lakshmi and P. Bakiya},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={3},
     number={1},
     pages={322--328},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV3I1182.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Chennai is the fourth largest Metropolitan Area in India with a population of 8.02 million as of 2015. The city Chennai is internally connected by road and rail networks. In Chennai, 3531 Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses are operating with an equal number (3500) of share autos in operation. The inability to provide the last mile connectivity by the public transport system has made the people to look for Para-transit system or Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) system for their day to day commuting. Many literatures have shown that women are the users of public transit and IPT because of they have less access to private transport due to many reasons. Here in this research work a questionnaire survey has been conducted in two corridors of south Chennai to find out women passengers view on usage of share autos, problem they face and their safety while travelling preference for share autos. Women commuters in the working age group prefer share autos because of overcrowded bus service and the problems attached to it (harassment and robbery). However, share autos also have some limitation in certain aspects like invasion of personal space by an unknown co male passenger, and travelling alone late evening and in poorly lit streets were the reasons for in secured feeling. To have a safe journey women prefer special buses for ladies during late evenings and have share autos driven by women only for women passengers.

Intermediate Para transit, Transit passengers perception, Women Safety in public transit