NATIONAL TRAFFIC FLOW SURVEY IN 1981. LONG DISTANCE BUS TRAFFIC

VALTAKUNNALLINEN LIIKENNEVIRTATUTKIMUS 1981. PITKAT LINJA-AUTOMATKAT

The Finnish Roads and Waterways Administration set up a national traffic flow survey in 1981 in which roadside interviews were carried out at 78 stations situated on main highways throughout Finland. Interview data concerning bus traffic were received from 4500 buses. In addition information about 13000 passenger trips was received by a postal questionnaire. This report introduces the long distance person-trip flows of the bus traffic between 22 districts and their centres. The report also introduces some of the most important features of the trips. (TRRL)

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  Roads and Waterways Administration, Finland

  Opastinsilta 12
  Helsinki,   Finland 
• Authors:
  • KAUHANEN, R
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Finnish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Buses; Intercity bus lines; Intercity travel; Interviewing; Networks; Public transit; Traffic flow; Traffic surveys; Travel; Travel patterns; Travelers; Trip length; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long distance travel; Transportation networks
• ITRD Terms: 9147: Interview; 698: Journey; 1054: Network (traffic); 744: Public transport; 1755: Road user; 671: Traffic flow; 676: Traffic survey; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393252
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• ISBN: 951-46-5646-6
• Report/Paper Numbers: SARJA A 4 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM