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Title:

SIMULATION FOR ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF SUPPLY RESTRICTION POLICIES ON GASOLINE CONSUMPTION

Accession Number:

00371339

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309033748

Abstract:

A simulation model is developed to measure the impacts of several supply restriction policies on gasoline consumption during energy shortfalls. The model, which uses FORTRAN programming language and the next-critical-event approach, takes a microscopic view of travel in a typical urban area in Virginia. The model is built to assess the impacts of the following supply restriction policies: odd-even rationing, weekend closure of stations, upper and lower limits on fuel purchase, and elimination of one day's driving per week. The primary entities in the model are households, automobiles, and service stations. During the simulation period, a real-life situation is simulated in which automobile drivers make work, shopping, recreation, and other trips determined from specified distribution functions. Each trip has its own characteristics, such as trip purpose, length, average speed, and the time at which it is made. During the course of the day, drivers visit gasoline stations when the fuel in their vehicles is low, wait in lines when stations are busy, and park their vehicles at home when gasoline is unavailable. The results of this simulation reveal that only elimination of one day's driving per week has some notable effect on fuel consumption when the level of a gasoline shortage is low (around 5 percent, none of the policies tested has an important effect on the reduction of fuel consumption. The most significant impact on travel behavior and fuel consumption stems from the shortage itself. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Energy Conservation and Transportation Demand.Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

00380410

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-035 236

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Hobeika, Antoine G
Young, Showing H
Seeman, Daniel

Pagination:

pp 55-60

Publication Date:

1982

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 870
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22

ISBN:

0309033748

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (13)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Restrictions

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 31 1983 12:00AM

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