ATTITUDES, BEHAVIOUR AND RESPONSES OF TRAVEL CARD HOLDERS IN LONDON: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

The report presents findings from a qualitative survey designed to assess attitudes toward and patterns of use of travel cards, bus passes, and (to a more limited extent) capital cards within greater London. It discusses the basis for the purchase decision, life style effects, effects on car ownership decisions, modes of journey to work, use for nonworking trips, use by part-time employees, effects on public transport, benefits to passengers, perceived disadvantges, confusion over types of cards, and pricing of cards. Recommendations for further study are also made.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Oxford

  Transport Studies Unit, 11 Bevington Road
  Oxford,   United Kingdom  OX2 6NB
• Authors:
  • Jones, P
• Publication Date: 1987-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 98 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Bus transit; Consumer behavior; Pricing; Travel patterns
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus passes; Bus transportation (Intracity); User characteristics; User reactions
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478325
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSU/REF-405
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM