THE VOICE OF THE TRANSPORTATION CONSUMER. A REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION ON NATIONWIDE CONSUMER PUBLIC HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 1971-1974

The report includes an analysis of transportation concerns expressed by participants at 54 nationwide public hearings held from 1971-1974. Also included is a tabulation of responses to 1,280, 29-part questionnaires returned by hearing attendees. Subject areas include: Balanced transportation; transportation planning; transportation funding; citizen participation in transportation planning; elderly and handicapped; energy; environment; rural transportation; technology; automobile; aviation; bicycles; bus; highways; motorcycles; pedestrians; rail; rapid transit; trucks; water transportation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper copy also available in set of 2 reports as PB-241 778-SET, PC$19.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  Office of Consumer Affairs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 665 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Aviation safety; Consumers; Energy; Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Environmental quality; Finance; Methodology; Persons with disabilities; Public hearings; Public opinion; Public participation; Questionnaires; Rural areas; Transportation; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management; Transportation management; Transportation problems
• Old TRIS Terms: Consumer relations
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Research; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091417
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/TES/OCA-75/2 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM