SITUATIONAL INFLUENCES AFFECTING CONSUMER TRAVEL BEHAVIOR

With the increasing importance of consumer travel behavior in recent years, many researchers have begun to investigate various issues to gain a better understanding of consumer travel. In particular, research has tended from aggregate to individual analyses, and from a focus on economic or physical variables to cognitive or behavioral variables. One area of focus that appears to be neglected is the effect of situational factors on travel behavior. This paper presents a framework for identifying those situational factors that should be included, and provides an empirical test demonstrating how the addition of situational factors improves explanation of intercity commuter travel behavior.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting, Theme: Markets and Management in an Era of Deregulation, held November 13-15, 1985, Amelia Island Plantation, Jacksonville, Florida.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Forum

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  Cross (Richard B) Company

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• Authors:
  • Daley, J M
  • LaForge, R W
  • Young, C E
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 169-174
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Forum Proceedings
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Cross (Richard B) Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Disaggregate analysis; Intercity travel; Mode choice; Travel behavior; Travel time
• Old TRIS Terms: Disaggregate models
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00455107
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM