NORTHERN CALIFORNIA / SOUTHERN OREGON RURAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) AREAWIDE TRAVEL AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. TASK 2.4 TRAVELER NEEDS SURVEY: VOLUME I

Rural travelers may be more in need of timely information than those in urban areas due to dramatic weather changes and the remoteness of their travel. The combination of varied driving conditions and abundant off-road, commercial and recreational traffic produces an immediate and expanding need for increased traffic safety measures and information dissemination. This report focuses on the design, administration and analysis of a Traveler Needs Survey, conducted as part of the Northern California / Southern Oregon Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Areawide Travel and Safety Improvement Project. The specific objectives of the survey were threefold. It was important to determine what types of information the rural traveler needs and wants, where the traveler would like information presented, and through what medium the traveler would like to see the information presented. This survey information will be useful, in part, for decisions as to what technologies, if any, could be applied to the roadway and surrounding areas to bring information to the traveler. The assessment instrument addresses the following areas of inquiry: safety concerns, pre-trip information, en-route information, trip planning, sources of information, communication mediums, funding options and demographics.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is on the CD-ROM, "Rural COATS (California Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems.")
• Corporate Authors:

  Western Transportation Institute

  Montana State University, Bozeman
  P.O. Box 174250
  Bozeman, MT  United States  59717-4250

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of New Technology and Research, P.O. Box 942873
  Sacramento, CA  United States  94273-0001

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, Capitol and Center Streets
  Salem, OR  United States  97310

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Harry, S R
  • Carroll, R W
  • Mounce, J M
• Publication Date: 1998-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 71 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Analysis; Communication; Demographics; Design; Financing; Information dissemination; Intelligent transportation systems; Rural areas; Traffic safety; Travel surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: En-route information; Pre-trip information; Sources of information; Trip planning
• Geographic Terms: California; Oregon
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942343
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 30 2003 12:00AM