SCHEDULED BUSES VERSUS "SERVIS" TAXIS IN AMMAN, JORDAN

Servis taxis, using ordinary saloon cars, do not have fixed stopping places between terminals and provide a high level of service particularly between the city centre and a distance of up to 3 km. Fares are similar to bus fares, but are far cheaper than call taxi fares. The authors develop an economic model for public transport in amman and attempt to define the most appropriate roles for conventional buses and servis taxis in the region's future transport system. Results show that the most efficient bus routes are those where the benefits derived from lower bus fares and lower congestion outweigh the disbenefits of the longer journey times (including walking and waiting). The analysis shows that these routes tend to be the longer more congested routes with the higher public demand. Optimum "servis" routes are those where the benefits of the shorter journey times outweigh the higher servis taxi fares and congestion caused by the larger number of vehicles. These routes are often those on narrow and steep routes with low but sometimes high public transport demand. (TRRL)

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  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Coombe, R D
  • Thomson, J M
• Publication Date: 1982-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 333-339
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Bus transit; Buses; Demand; Fares; Level of service; Mathematical models; Optimization; Paratransit services; Public transit; Routing; Scheduling; Tariffs; Taxicabs; Traffic congestion; Travel demand; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: Jordan
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity)
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 226: Cost benefit analysis; 285: Demand (econ); 8054: Jordan; 697: Journey time; 6473: Mathematical model; 744: Public transport; 241: Tariff; 1148: Taxi; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368900
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM