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Title:

ANALYSIS OF DUAL-MODE TRANSPORT

Accession Number:

00241622

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309019826

Abstract:

DUAL-MODE TRANSPORT ENVISIONS COMPACT CONVEYANCES THAT COULD BE DRIVEN ON ROADS AND THAT COULD ALSO TRAVEL ON EXCLUSIVE AUTOMATED GUIDEWAYS. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ASSUMED FOR THIS EXPLORATORY STUDY REFLECT THE TECHNOLOGY PROPOSED IN THE "URMOBILE" VERSION OF THIS INNOVATIVE CONCEPT. THIS PAPER ATTEMPTS TO ESTIMATE THE EXPECTED PATRONAGE AND ECONOMICS OF A HYPOTHETICAL DUAL-MODE INSTALLATION IN A REAL CITY. PATRONAGE IS SYNTHESIZED BY SELECTING THE MOST LIKELY USERS FROM ACTUAL TRIP-MAKING REPORTED IN THE SAME REAL METROPOLIS. THE SYNTHESIS APPROACH SEEKS TO MAKE RELATIVELY EXPLICIT THE UNAVOIDABLE GUESSING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WOULD RESPOND TO AN UNPRECEDENTED MODE. RESULTS SUGGESTS THAT THE TOTAL DOLLAR ECONOMICS OF THE DUAL- MODE SYSTEM AND OF PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES MIGHT BE COMPARABLE. THE LIMITED ROAD RANGE OF THE BATTERY- ELECTRIC URBMOBILE WOULD PRECLUDE ITS BEING ADOPTED AS AN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE BY MOST OF THE HOUSEHOLDS OWNING ONLY ONE VEHICLE. FOR PERSONS LACKING ACCESS TO THE STATIONS BY PRIVATE VEHICLE OR WALKING, EXTENDING THE RANGE OF STATION COVERAGE BY FREQUENT JITNEY OR BUS SERVICE WOULD GREATLY ENHANCE SYSTEM USEFULNESS. THE SCALE OF URBMOBILE FACILITIES MIGHT BE A MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN THE DESIGN OF THE ROUTE NETWORK AND IN THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE SYSTEM. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Sponsored by Committee on New Transportation Systems and Technology and presented at the 50th Annual Meeting. 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 #:

01035877

Authors:

Fichter, Donn

Pagination:

pp 46-57

Publication Date:

1971

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 367
Publisher: Highway Research Board

ISBN:

0309019826

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (9) ; References (2) ; Tables (3)

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Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 8 1972 12:00AM

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