TAXI PRACTICES AND IMAGE: THE SOCIAL FACTORS DETERMINING SUPPLY AND DEMAND

PRATIQUES ET IMAGES DU TAXI : LES DETERMINANTS SOCIAUX DE LA DIALECTIQUE OFFRE-DEMANDE

Two examples are used to approach the taxi problem: that of a large provincial town, Lyon, and that of two small towns of approximately a few thousand inhabitants. The author shows that it is necessary to take into account the social conditions of the groups which use taxi services and the personality of the taxi operators. It is concluded that the taxi was the subject of a historic evolution which gave it a place somewhat apart from public transport services and made it an essentially privately-based activity. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Editions Techniques et Economiques

  3 rue Soufflot
  Paris,   France  75005
• Authors:
  • Laneyrie, P
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 43 p.
• Serial:
  • Cahiers Scientifiques de la Revue Transports
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Editions Techniques et Economiques

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Cities; Demand; Forecasting; Private enterprise; Small cities; Social factors; Sociology; Supply; Taxicabs; Trip generation; Urban areas; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Supply and demand; Use
• Geographic Terms: France
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 285: Demand (econ); 132: Forecast; 8036: France; 696: Journey purpose; 2253: Sociology; 1148: Taxi; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335674
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM