THE APPROACHING OIL SHORTAGE AND PERSONAL TRANSPORT. A MODEL FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF MODAL SPLIT

NADERENDE OLIESCHAARSTE EN HET PERSONENVERVOER. EEN MODEL TER OPTIMALISERING VAN DE MODAL SPLIT

The oil crisis of some years ago has had little influence on passenger traffic in the Netherlands. After a decrease in car use in the beginning, car use has taken its old course again. Many experts are agreed that a new crisis can be expected in the near future. This crisis will be mainly caused by the running out of natural resources, while the oil crisis in 1973 had a political background. This is a report of an effort made to study how fuel consumption by passenger traffic can be diminished. The concrete problem is: which possibilities does the government have for an optimum use of oil for passenger traffic, assuming the possibility of a lasting oil shortage in the near future? Chapter II reviews the possible ways to save energy in passenger traffic by a modification of modal split. Chapter III presents a linear program model to find the optimum modal split for Dutch passenger traffic. Chapter IV includes some conclusions. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Erasmas University of Rotterdam, Netherlands

  Wytemaweg 2A, PB 1738
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Herrewijn, J A
• Publication Date: 1980-1

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 51 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Car pooling (Railroads); Carpools; Energy conservation; Federal government; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Linear programming; Mathematical models; Mobility; Modal split; Optimization; Policy; Supply; Traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Modifications; Optimum
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel shortage
• ITRD Terms: 1119: Car pooling; 9009: Decrease; 212: Energy conservation; 232: Fuel consumption; 183: Government (national); 6473: Mathematical model; 9105: Mobility (pers); 675: Modal split; 9048: Modification; 8078: Netherlands; 173: Policy; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366634
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM