PUBLIC TRANSPORT SURVEYS: A NEW EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE OF DATA COLLECTION

This article introduces a new method of data collection of potential value in public transport operations and planning. It is based on a self-completion questionnaire, where passengers answer questions by means of a simple "rub-off" process using either a coin or fingernail. The method was developed for a survey of bus passengers in Huddersfield undertaken in collaboration with the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in September 1983. Coverage and response rates of over 90 per cent were recorded. The method is especially appropriate for use in all short-distance passenger surveys or where responses to all questions can be predetermined. (TRRL)

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  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • BAMFORD, C G
  • CARRICK, R J
  • MACDONALD, R
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 318-319
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Buses; Data collection; Interviewing; Methodology; Operations research; Planning; Public opinion; Public transit; Questionnaires; Vehicle occupants
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8623: Data acquisition; 9147: Interview; 9102: Method; 9055: Operational research; 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 8119: United Kingdom; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392796
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 547
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM