THE IMPACT OF RISING FUEL PRICES ON WEEKEND RECREATION TRIPS IN URBAN NEW SOUTH WALES

Approximately 750 households in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong were surveyed to ascertain the effects of fuel price rises on their weekend recreation behaviour and the impact of possible future price rises. Attitudes to the "energy crisis" and government policy are also reported. Generally the impact of fuel price rises on weekend recreation travel over the past two years has been minor though there have been more notable effects in Wollongong and Newcastle than in Sydney. The major impact in all cities has been to reduce the frequency of such trips. If the price of fuel was to double by the end of 1982 then the tendency to make fewer trips will increase as will the likelihood of choosing a recreation destination closer to home (a). The number of the covering abstract of the forum is TRIS no 367004. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at the 7th Australian Transport Research Forum, 17-19 March 1982, Hobart, Forum Papers, Volume 1.
• Corporate Authors:

  Tasmania Transport Commission

  1 Collins Street
  Hobart, Tasmania,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • HOLSMAN, A J
  • LONERGAN, N G
  • BRADLEY, R
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 151-170
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Tasmania Transport Commission
  • Publisher: Tasmania Transport Commission
  • ISSN: 0313-6655

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Conferences; Costs; Energy resources; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Fuels; Households; Impact studies; Interviewing; Origin and destination; Policy; Prices; Recreation; Travel; Travel patterns; Trip length; Urban areas; Weekends
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis; Increase
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 6997: Frequency; 3850: Fuel; 309: Household; 9032: Increase; 9147: Interview; 698: Journey; 687: Origin destination traffic; 173: Policy; 9142: Recreation; 313: Urban area; 9141: Weekend
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367011
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM