HITCHHIKING-A VIABLE ADDITION TO A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Data are presented on interviews with public officials and four surveys: (a) a general survey of 195 representative citizens; (b) police; (c) current hitchhikers; and (d) participants in the Fort Collins Community Car Pool (a prototype hitchhiking system). Data were obtained on the percentage of current hitchhikers (19%), drivers who pick up hitchhikers (31%), percent who ever hitchhiked or picked up hitchhikers (43%) (52%), social characteristics, crime statistics, ways of hitchhiking, opinions on the legal status of hitchhiking, and possible increased participation if certain reforms were made. Recommendations were (a) legalization of hitchhiking; (b) establishment of a voluntary system for registering hitchhikers; and (c) designation of hitchhiking areas along streets and highways where cars safely can pull over and stop.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Colorado, Denver

  Center for Urban Transportation Studies, 1100 14th Street
  Denver, CO  United States  80202

  National Science Foundation

  Student-Originated Studies Program
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • Dallmeyer, K E
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 166 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Carpools; Crimes; Culture (Social sciences); Data collection; Interviewing; Legal factors; Legislation; Methodology; Multimodal transportation; Passenger transportation; Police; Regulations; Social factors; Social values; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Traffic safety; Transportation; Transportation operations; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Expert opinion; Hitchhiking; Transportation management
• Old TRIS Terms: Social characteristics
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: NSF-GY-11486
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 10 1976 12:00AM