MAN AND CAR SOCIETY

MAENNISKAN OCH BILSAMHAELLET

This book deals with the priorities of various modes of transport in Sweden. It is shown how car-oriented traffic planning has developed up to today. The changes in traffic environment during the latest 5 decades are analyzed and the effects on different road user categories are discussed. A main idea is that if a more reasonable payment responsibility is laid on car traffic a substantial increase in public transport will be the effect. Many concrete suggestions are made in order to favor public transport and pedestrains. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Bokfoerlaget Pan/Norstedts

  Tryckerigatan 2
  Stockholm 2,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • HULTGREN, K
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 227 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Costs; Highway planning; Modal split; Pedestrians; Public transit; Traffic; Travel budgets
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road user costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal distribution; Traffic planning
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 224: Cost; 1733: Pedestrian; 648: Priority (traffic); 8109: Sweden; 8526: Textbook
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126203
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Textbook
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1981 12:00AM