INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT CONSUMER RESPONSE TO GASOLINE SHORTAGES

In this paper, U.S. consumer responses to gasoline shortages are reviewed, and the probable response to future crises is assessed. Consumer responses to shortages are divided into: (a) aggregate studies of trends in traffic counts, transit use, gasoline consumption, and similar statistics and (b) studies of households and consumer responses.

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  • This paper appeared in TRB Special Report 203, Proceedings of the Conference on Energy Contingency Planning in Urban Areas. Conference was conducted by TRB and sponsored by UMTA, April 6-9, 1983, Houston, Texas. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Authors:
  • Hartgen, David T
  • Brunso, James M
  • Neveu, Alfred J
• Conference:
  • Conference on Energy Contingency Planning in Urban Areas
  • Location: Houston Texas, United States
  • Date: 1983-4-6 to 1983-4-8
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 37-51
• Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ON ENERGY CONTINGENCY PLANNING IN URBAN AREAS
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 203
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumers; Contingency planning; Energy resources; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Rapid transit; Ridership; Supply; Traffic counts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel shortage; Rapid transit usage; Response
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389972
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM