ENERGY SAVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT. PART I, II AND SUMMARY

ENERGIEBESPARING IN HET VERKEER EN VERVOER. DEEL I, II EN SAMENVATTING

An evaluation of governmental measures which can contribute to energy conservation and energy diversification in personal and freight transport is presented. Measures studied are: (1) improvement and extension of public transport; (2) introduction, extension of group transport; (3) special tariffs for public transport; (4) improvement of car pooling; (5) special provisions for freight transport; (6) modifications in excises leading to a change from fixed costs to variable costs; (7) abolition or decrease in the fiscal field; (8) modification of the structure of taxes on cars to take account of their fuel consumption; (9) improvement and/or introduction of alternative communication means for limiting the necessary business traffic; (10) introduction of toll roads, peak hour taxes, parking taxes or a licence system; (11) periodical vehicle inspection and maintenance; (12) better adjustment of traffic signals, speed limits; (13) tests for fuel consumption, education in economic driving, andd (14) publicity campaigns. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Centrum Voor Energie Vraagstukken CVE/TNO

  P.O. Box 541
  Apeldoorn,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Isings, J
• Publication Date: 1981-10

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carpools; Energy conservation; Federal government; Freight transportation; Fuel consumption; Improvements; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Parking; Peak periods; Policy; Public transit; Publicity; Speed limits; Tariffs; Taxation; Taxes; Toll roads; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic signals; Transportation; Vanpools; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 212: Energy conservation; 741: Goods traffic; 183: Government (national); 9108: Improvement; 8078: Netherlands; 955: Parking; 612: Peak hour; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 8573: Publicity; 624: Speed limit; 241: Tariff; 268: Tax; 2702: Toll road; 755: Traffic; 654: Traffic control; 1155: Transport; 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389020
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM