Some commonly-held but mistaken ideas in transport

This paper considers 11 assertions made by Gerondeau in his book 'Transport in Europe'. Suggestions include public transport may relieve congestionin cities but does not assist in inter-urban or rural situations; that the road network may work well now but that it will be more congested with time; new roads increase network capacity but it is more important to make better use of existing capacity; that city centre congestion is a problem;that Europeans use cars to save time; that air pollution is not getting worse except at specific hotspots; that road traffic is a major contributorto the greenhouse effect; that Gerondeau's predictions about oil supply were simplistic; that multimodal freight transport is probably not an effective answer in Europe; that heavy goods vehicles do not cause congestion except when involved in accidents; and that it may be possible to build newroutes in urban areas if tunnels are used.For the covering abstract see ITRD E134522

• Authors:
  • WALKER, J
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10p
• Serial:
  • SMART MOVING CONFERENCE 2007

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Air pollution; Automobiles; Conferences; Energy; Evaluation; Freight transportation; Fuels; Greenhouse effect; Hub and spoke systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Peak periods; Pollution; Public transit; Road pricing; Time; Traffic; Traffic congestion; Travel; Travel time; Trucks; Tunnels; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic jam; Use
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 6714: Air; 2452: Air pollution; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 213: Energy; 8034: Europe; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1112: Freight transport; 3850: Fuel; 2451: Greenhouse effect; 1106: Hub and spoke; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 698: Journey; 697: Journey time; 1236: Lorry; 612: Peak hour; 2453: Pollution; 744: Public transport; 240: Road pricing; 5414: Time; 755: Traffic; 3374: Tunnel; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01081944
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 29 2007 2:33PM