ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL - SOME EVIDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

The course of those economic variables directly relating to transport and travel has been very different in recent years to the experience prior to 1973. However, there are many complications inherent in assessing exactly what effects they have had. This paper begins by considering the pattern of car ownership in the UK, and shows how other factors appear largely to have overruled the adverse economic effects. This suggests that there is considerable inertia in the system, and that simple cause and effect models may not be appropriate. It then goes on to consider the rather sparser evidence concerning travel patterns. Looking at overall car kilometres travelled, there appears to be a slight though noticeable inverse relation with fuel prices. The paper concludes that in order to understand what is going on, it is necessary to go to household data, and suggests a method by which this could be done, making use of the various national travel surveys available. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Transportation Planning Research Colloquium 1983 held in Zandvoort on December 14-16, 1983. Volume I.
• Corporate Authors:

  Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

  P.O. Box 45
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • BATES, J
  • ASHLEY, D
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 329-336
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Colloquium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk
  • Publisher: Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Conferences; Costs; Data collection; Economic analysis; Economic efficiency; Economics; Fuels; Income; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Travel; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Efficiency; Modifications
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 9009: Decrease; 255: Economics; 5911: Efficiency; 3850: Fuel; 256: Income; 698: Journey; 9048: Modification; 8119: United Kingdom; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389268
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM