ECONOMICAL USE OF ENERGY IN ROAD TRAFFIC
WIRTSCHAFTLICHE ENERGIENUTZUNG IM STRASSENVERKEHR
The energy situation in the western world means that rational conservation of available energy is required. Road traffic accounts for 12 percent of the consumption of primary energy, but 23.1 percent of the consumption of mineral oil. Thus a significant contribution in energy saving is expected from road traffic. The author analyses the possibilities of reducing fuel consumption by making design improvements in vehicles and by changing driving behaviour. He concludes that by the year 1985 one can reckon on lower consumption of petrol by road traffic as a whole, but that this presupposes that improvements in the design of vehicles are accompanied by improvements in the road network. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Tetzlaff Verlag GmbH
Havelstrosse 9, Postfach 4006
D-6100 Darmstadt 1, Germany -
Authors:
- DIEKMANN, A
- Publication Date: 1980
Language
- German
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 59-86
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Serial:
- Zeitschrift für Verkehrssicherheit
- Volume: 51
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Kirschbaum Verlag
- ISSN: 0044-3654
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Highway planning; Highways; Improvements; Industries; Networks; Roads; Traffic; Vehicle design; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications; Road improvements; Road networks
- ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 1772: Driver; 212: Energy conservation; 232: Fuel consumption; 2755: Highway; 332: Industry; 9048: Modification; 755: Traffic; 1255: Vehicle
- Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00335668
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM