TAXIS IN TOWN. THE MYTH EXPLODED

LE TAXI DANS LA VILLE. L'ENVERS DU MYTHE

A brief outline is given of the history of the hired car and taxi business together with the present economic and social characteristics of the profession. Taxi patronage is examined from a survey conducted in Lyon in 1977. This book is a complete study of the taxi driver profession and represents a reference document for the urban planner interested in the place and role of the taxi in the organization of urban transport. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Editions du Champ Urbain

  Rue de la Federation 74
  Paris,   France 
• Authors:
  • Laneyrie, P
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 278 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Cities; City planning; Drivers; Federal government; History; Interviewing; Legislation; Marketing; Organizations; Personnel; Planning; Ridership; Socioeconomic factors; Sociology; Taxicab drivers; Taxicabs; Urban transportation; Vehicle occupants
• Old TRIS Terms: Car hire
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 1772: Driver; 183: Government (national); 9096: History; 9147: Interview; 1556: Legislation; 277: Marketing; 9057: Organization (association); 102: Personnel; 143: Planning; 2253: Sociology; 1148: Taxi; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; History; Law; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 2-86360-007-09
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM