The meaning of car availability in mode choice decisions |
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Authors: | John Bailey |
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Institution: | Transport Studies Unit , Oxford University , 11 Bevington Road, Oxford, OX2 6NB, England |
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Abstract: | The paper examines various definitions of car availability that have been used in the literature, and compares the results when applied to a common data set. It argues that car availability means different things to different people depending on their licence holding/car owning status. Using in‐depth interview data, the factors determining car allocation and transferability within a household, and subsequently mode choice, are discussed. An attempt is made to draw some general conclusions for research and modelling. This suggests that different approaches are required depending on whether or not there is competition for use of the car within a household. Also that in cases of competition, mode choice is not a two‐stage process depending on car availability and trip characteristics, but a concurrent decision based on both of these factors. |
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Keywords: | airlines market liberalization cost recovery fares Europe Portugal |
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