TRAVEL TIME VARIABILITY ON COMMUTER JOURNEYS

This paper presents some results from a study of travel time reliability for private car commuter journeys conducted in Melbourne, Australia. Statistical analyses of the data were used to investigate the distribution of travel times, the independence of travel times on adjacent sections of a route and the relationship between congestion and the variability of travel times. Some new and some confirmatory results were obtained. The use of the results in a traffic assignment context is discussed and areas of future research outlined.

• Corporate Authors:

  Planning Transport Associates, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 4824, Duke Station
  Durham, NC  United States  27706
• Authors:
  • Richardson, A J
  • TAYLOR, MAP
• Publication Date: 1978-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 77-99
• Serial:
  • High Speed Ground Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Commuting; Highway transportation; Mathematical models; Operations research; Statistical analysis; Traffic assignment; Traffic congestion; Traffic surveys; Transportation; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00183837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 12 1981 12:00AM