INDICATORS FOR FUTURE CAR OWNERSHIP AND USE

Car ownership and use are affected by a variety of factors, both social and economic. Recent work in the U.K. has provided important insights into understanding variations in car ownership; however, rather less is known about car use in terms of average annual kilometres per car. A consideration of these factors reveals not only the potential for policy intervention but also the extent to which intervention currently takes place, by means of taxation and subsidies, and regulations. The future of the car lies very much in the hands of the policy-makers, who need a greater understanding of the effects that they can and do have. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

  P.O. Box 566
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Bates, J J
  • Roberts, M
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 275-290
• Serial:
  • TRANSPORT POLICY AND DECISION MAKING
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Automobile travel; Automobiles; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Income; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Ownership; Policy; Regulations; Subsidies; Taxation; Traffic regulations; Transportation policy; Trend (Statistics); Vehicle miles of travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 132: Forecast; 232: Fuel consumption; 256: Income; 221: Operating costs; 173: Policy; 1544: Traffic regulations; 9084: Use; 292: Vehicle mile; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00362202
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1982 12:00AM