MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS

ROAD USER COSTS ARE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF HIGHWAY OPERATION AND ARE FREQUENTLY CRITICAL TO DECISION-MAKING IN HIGHWAY PLANNING. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE FRAMEWORK IN WHICH ROAD USER COSTS SHOULD BE APPLIED AND OUTLINES TWO PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING THESE COSTS. THE ANNUAL COST, BENEFIT-COST, PRESENT WORTH, AND RATE OF RETURN METHODS ARE DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES. THE REPORT INCLUDES A SERIES OF NOMOGRAPHS RELATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS TO CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE, TRAFFIC, AND ROADWAY ALIGNMENT. IN A SECOND APPROACH, A COMPUTER PROGRAM IS USED TO GENERATE TABLES OF VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS IN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY CALCULATIONS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 2 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Roads & Transportation Assoc /Canada

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• Authors:
  • Clark, G A
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 49 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Benefit cost analysis; Computer programs; Costs; Decision making; Energy resources; Highway planning; Highways; Nomographs; Operating costs; Traffic; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00202396
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1974 12:00AM