DEVELOPMENT OF USER COSTS OF PRIVATE CAR AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT . TRANSPORTATION PLANNING RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM 1990. MEASURING, MODELLING, MONITORING. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN RESEARCH METHODS. THE HAGUE, NOVEMBER 29-30, 1990. VOLUME I AND II
KOSTENONTWIKKELING AUTO VERSUS OPENBAAR VERVOER
The paper deals with the development of real variable car costs and real public transport fares (in terms of a fixed price level) during the last two decades. Attention is being paid in the first place to the different methods by which car costs can be divided into fixed and variable components; it shows that the cost of petrol is the main element of the variable car costs. With regard to public transport it is concluded that an analysis in terms of total financial contributions of users in relation to the number of passenger kilometers is to be preferred. Next the paper deals with the factors underlying the development of the variable car costs and public transport fares. It is concluded that these factors are entirely different: the cost of petrol is dominated by external political or economic factors whereas the fares of public transport are mainly indicated by internal policy, it can be a dangerous policy to try to put a too close link between the development of the tariffs of public transport and the variable car costs. (Author/TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk
P.O. Box 45
Delft, Netherlands -
Authors:
- KLOOSTER, J
- LOOS, A
- Publication Date: 1990
Language
- Dutch
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 583-606
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Serial:
- Publication of: Colloquium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk
- Publisher: Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Conferences; Fares; Public transit; Research; Transportation; Transportation planning; User charges
- Geographic Terms: Netherlands
- Old TRIS Terms: Transportation research
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 232: Fuel consumption; 183: Government (national); 3847: Maintenance; 6432: Number; 221: Operating costs; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 241: Tariff; 9086: Variability; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 315: Vehicle ownership
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Society; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00619814
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 31 1996 12:00AM