EXPERIMENTS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

EXPERIMENTEN IN HET OPENBAAR VERVOER

This article deals with experiments in public transport. Brief descriptions are given of former and present experimental systems in the Netherlands, such as buxi, lijntaxi (linetaxi) in Amsterdam and sneek, buurtbus (community bus) and bustaxi. More fully treated are the streekbuxi (regional buxi) and the belbus (dial a ride system). The streekbuxi is accepted as a new kind of public transport after an experimental period of two years in Drenthe. The results of the belbus experient after one year are positive. Final conclusions will be drawn at the end of the experimental period in November 1981. In the Netherlands solutions are aimed for which can be realized with small financial investments. An exception is the rather expensive bustaxi-project in Friesland. Reactions indicate interest in the new kinds of public transport.

• Corporate Authors:

  Secretariaat Verkeerskundige Werkdagen

  P.O. Box 163
  Driebergen-Rijsenbur,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Deogt, PMPMW
  • Knegt, R B
• Publication Date: 1981-5

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 585-596
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Secretariaat Verkeerskundige Werkdagen
  • Publisher: Secretariaat Verkeerskundige Werkdagen

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Experiments; Minibuses; Mode choice; Operating costs; Paratransit services; Taxi services; Transportation; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Dial-a-bus; Modal selection
• ITRD Terms: 1157: Community transport; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 1157: Dial a ride; 1159: Door to door (transp); 1152: Future transport mode; 1263: Minibus; 8078: Netherlands; 1128: Paratransit; 744: Public transport; 1129: Shared taxi
• Subject Areas: Finance; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345268
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1982 12:00AM