ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ENERGY CONSERVATION. PAPER 2 PASSENGER TRANSPORT: SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM CONSIDERATIONS
This discussion paper is a survey of passenger traffic, its energy usage, and their bearing on transport and energy policies. Energy usage is illustrated by some new statistics giving the primary energy consumption by passenger modes and types of traffic. Generally energy savings would result if passengers transferred to public transport. However the great superiority of the private car in terms of availability, convenience and flexibility counteracts this. Transport environmental and fiscal policies related to passenger transport often help to conserve energy. Some environmental pressures however tend to go the other way. Policies restricting financial help for public transport may result in short term transfer of passenger journeys to car using more energy. The private use of business cars on a subsidised basis is often likely to lead to a greater use of the car. /TRRL/
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Corporate Authors:
Her Majesty Stationary Office
49 High Holborn
London WC1V 6HB, England - Publication Date: 1976-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: 16 p.
- Serial:
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic factors; Economics; Energy conservation; Environment; Federal government; Financing; Fuel consumption; Modal split; Policy; Private transportation; Public transit; Statistics; Transportation; Transportation modes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Use
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- ITRD Terms: 263: Economics of transport; 212: Energy conservation; 2455: Environment; 244: Financing; 232: Fuel consumption; 183: Government (national); 675: Modal split; 173: Policy; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; 6555: Statistics; 1145: Transport mode; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00149049
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- ISBN: 2
- Report/Paper Numbers: Energy Paper 10 Monog Rpt.
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 17 1981 12:00AM