HESITATING TRAFFIC POLICIES BREED HESITATING USERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

WEIFELEND BELEID KWEEKT WEIFELENDE REIZIGERS

In principle a traffic policy directed towards stimulation of public transportation and of bicycle usage, and towards a certain reduction in car traffic intensity is widely accepted in the Netherlands. But in practice, this policy is carried out with little enthusiasm, with hesitation and erratically. Even an increase of the use of public transportation, and of bicycles, and a stabilization of car traffic intensity, all consistent tendencies over the last few years, did not lead to a marked change in attitude by the policy makers. This is attributed to prejudices against public transportation among policy makers. It is considered important to tackle these prejudices. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference papers of the Working Days on Traffic Engineering 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Werkdagcommissie

  P. O. Box 163
  Driebergen-Rijsenbur,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Hoestra, H
• Publication Date: 1983-4

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 229-234
• Serial:
  • Bijdragen Verkeerskundige Werkdagen 1983
  • Publisher: Werkdagcommissie

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Automobile travel; Bicycles; Chemical reduction; Conferences; Consistency; Decision making; Development; Incentives; Measures of effectiveness; Motivation; Policy; Population; Public transit; Traffic; Transportation policy; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Modifications; Stimulation; Use
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 1211: Bicycle; 8525: Conference; 2248: Decision process; 9013: Development; 9048: Modification; 8078: Netherlands; 173: Policy; 335: Population; 744: Public transport; 2218: Stimulation; 755: Traffic; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382884
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-6628-2CPL
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM