ENERGETICS OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IN AUSTRALIA
The demand for gasoline for auto passenger travel has been identified to be the most crucial aspect of our national energy policy design. Factors affecting energy demand, direct and indirect, have been analyzed. Quantitative analysis has been presented to explore the energy saving potential in passenger transportation due to vehicle improvement, increase in load factor, lower highway speed limit, and shift towards transit. The analysis has been adapted to investigate the effect of some specific actions aimed at reducing oil demand in Australia. Although increase in car load factor appears to offer most savings it is argued that the most reduction in energy consumption will occur from the use of more efficient and economy-sized cars. There are strong arguments in favour of reducing highway speed limit, not only from the consideration of safety but also of energy conservation. (TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper presented at the Transportation Conference, Adelaide, 14-16 November 1979.
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Corporate Authors:
Institution of Engineers
11 National Circuit
Barton, A.C.T., Australia -
Authors:
- Wadhwa, L C
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1979
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 125-129
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Demand; Energy conservation; Gasoline; Modal diversion; Private transportation; Public transit; Reduction (Chemistry); Speed limits; Vehicle occupants
- Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
- ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 9009: Decrease; 285: Demand (econ); 212: Energy conservation; 624: Speed limit; 1715: Vehicle occupant
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00309139
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Report/Paper Numbers: No. 79/11 Conf Paper
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 9 1980 12:00AM