RidePod Analysis
- Study
- Campus travel survey
- Sample
- 36 students, mostly in the on-campus hostel
- Questions
- Eight, plus one open question
- When
- March 2026
- Led to
- The DAU Ridepod kiosk concept
01 Question
The campus has no transport of its own. What do students do about it?
The survey asked where students live, how often and why they travel out, how they go, what is hard, what they spend and whether an e-bike rental would help. Its answers supported the Ridepod kiosk project.
- Responses36
- Questions8
- Open question1
02 Method
A short campus travel form, answered mostly by hostel residents.
36 students at one campus responded, and the sample was not drawn at random. 28 of the 36 live in the on-campus hostel.
- Live in the hostel28
- Responses36
03 Findings
Students go out often, for everyday needs.
31 of 36 travel outside campus daily or a few times a week, mostly for food and cafes (72%), groceries (58%), pharmacy (44%) and leisure (42%).
- Go out often86%
- For food and cafes72%
- For groceries58%
03 Findings
Most students pay for travel.
Walking and cabs carry the load: 21 walk, 14 take an auto or cab, 8 use their own bike or scooter, and no one named a bicycle. Cost leads the list of challenges (61%), ahead of a lack of options (56%) and time (53%).
- Spend money on a trip23
- Spend 50 to 100 rupees14
- Spend more than 1009
03 Findings
Most students say they would use an e-bike rental.
25 said yes, 6 said maybe and 5 said no. The figures record stated interest. No bike was rented, so neither willingness to pay nor real use is measured.
- Would use a rental69%
- Rated it 4 or 5 of 520
- Rated it 1 or 28
Respondents
36 people
Each dot is one respondent. Dots show group sizes, not individual answers.
04 Limits
- The sample is 36 students at one campus, mostly hostel residents, and it was not drawn at random.
- Responses describe what students say they would do. No bike was rented in the study.
- The project deck quotes other counts (25 interviews, 30 or 35 survey responses, 55 users). The form holds 36, so this page uses 36.
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