FLEXIBLE HOURS AND THE JOURNEY TO WORK TO OFFICE ESTABLISHMENTS

Transport planners have for some time discussed the effect on peak travel demand of the adoption of flexible working hours. The author reports on the results of a survey which examined the effect of a flexible hours policy on modal choice and work trip times in the United Kingdom. (Author/TRRL) mixture then being fed to the engine injectors in the normal way. On injection, the oil burns normally causing evaporation of the water resulting in increased combustion efficiency. Resulting fuel savings depend on vehicle usage as on urban, short-distance, journeys savings will be greater than on motorway operations. (TRRL)

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Authors:
- DANIELS, P W
Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
Pagination: p. 55-62
Serial:
- Transportation Planning and Technology
- Volume: 6
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- ISSN: 0308-1060
- Serial URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081060.html

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Combustion; Diesel engines; Dispersers; Economic efficiency; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Improvements; Mode choice; Nitrogen; Oxides; Peak periods; Staggered work hours; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Travel time; Water; Work trips
Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection
ITRD Terms: 285: Demand (econ); 9147: Interview; 697: Journey time; 621: Journey to work; 675: Modal split; 612: Peak hour; 9145: Staggered working hours; 1155: Transport; 8119: United kingdom
Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00319254
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
Files: ITRD, TRIS
Created Date: Jan 19 1981 12:00AM