TRAVINFO FIELD OPERATIONAL TEST EVALUATION PLAN : TARGET STUDY FINAL RESULTS

In this working paper, the final results of the Target Study conducted for the evaluation of the TravInfo Field Operational Test are reported. Commuter surveys were performed to obtain an understanding of travel behavior when major incidents occur. Focus of the study was threefold: 1) understanding the extent to which incident information influences travel decision; 2) measuring the effects of incident information on overall travel patterns; and, 3) assessing the benefits of incident reports to travelers. Survey results suggest that traveler behavior is not greatly affected by individual incidents which cause delays of less than 15 minutes. It was found that although commuters tended to believe that their normal travel plans were faster or as fast as alternate plans, traffic information was valued for intangible benefits, such as reducing driver anxiety or stress.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 2000 California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Berkeley CA
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
  Richmond, CA  United States  94804-4648

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Koo, Ronald
  • Yim, Youngbin
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: vi, 16 p.
• Serial:
  • PATH working paper ; UCB-ITS-PWP-2000-3
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Travel behavior
• Uncontrolled Terms: Travinfo (Program : california)

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799503
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PWP-2000-3
• Files: PATH, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 2000 12:00AM