TRAVEL CHOICE AND THE MOBILITY HANDICAPPED: SOME PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS UTILISING A DISAGGREGATE CHOICE MODEL

The travel choices of a sample of people who have difficulty using conventional public transport is investigated from survey data collected in Nottingham. Observed travel behaviour was recorded and stated preference techniques were employed to analyse the preferred choice of travel mode. A multinominal logit model is used to measure the influence of three factors--fares, trip frequency and journey time--on the choice of mode, with emphasis on the demand for dial-a-ride and taxi services. The results indicate that the market for special transport services to the mobility handicapped is not uniform, but exhibits characteristics of vertical differential, which has implications for the planning of special needs services.

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• Authors:
  • Sutton, J
• Publication Date: 1990-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 229-241
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Data analysis; Disaggregate analysis; Logits; Mathematical analysis; Mobility; Mode choice; Multinomial logits; Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Taxicabs; Transportation disadvantaged persons
• Old TRIS Terms: Disaggregate models; Modal selection; Special service
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493729
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM