THE SHARED VEHICLE FLEET. A STUDY OF ITS IMPACT UPON ACCESSIBILITY AND VEHICLE OWNERSHIP

A shared fleet experiment in a medium-sized community provided each participating household with a small vehicle and the opportunity to call on larger vehicles when required. Gains in accessibility accrued chiefly to small lower-income households. There was a decrease of 25 percent in total vehicle ownership. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bath University, England

  Claverton Down
  Bath BA2 7AY,   England 
• Authors:
  • McCarthy, P S
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 75-94
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Economics and Policy
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: University of Bath
  • ISSN: 0022-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.jtep.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Automobile ownership; Automobiles; Households; Income; Low income groups; Mathematical models; Mobility; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Professional personnel; Ridesharing; Taxi services; Taxicabs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Professional category; Shared taxi
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1243: Car; 309: Household; 256: Income; 6473: Mathematical model; 2271: Occupation; 1129: Shared taxi; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00384609
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM