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Title: EVALUATION OF VENDING MACHINE OPERATIONS IN REST AREAS AND WELCOME CENTERS IN GEORGIA (ABRIDGMENT)
Accession Number: 00450254
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Section 153 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 authorized a demonstration program permitting the installation of vending machines in safety rest areas on the Interstate highway system. Georgia was one of the states selected by FHWA to participate in this demonstration program to evaluate the provision of vending machines in rest areas and welcome centers. Vending machines were installed in 13 rest areas and 5 welcome centers in Georgia for a 1-year evaluation period. About 92 percent of the 4,641 rest area and welcome center users interviewed indicated that providing vending machines in rest areas and welcome centers was a good idea. The provision of vending machines in the rest areas and welcome centers caused no serious security problems and only four incidents of vandalism occurred. All four of these break-ins occurred at welcome centers. The rest areas had no breakins. Revenues from vending machines covered approximately 17 percent of the cost of operating a rest area. Revenues received during the 1-year evaluation period totaled $205,000 on gross sales of $639,000. Provision of vending machines in rest areas and welcome centers had no serious adverse effects on the operations of the rest areas and welcome centers during the evaluation period and it is recommended that they be made permanent.
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Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 00450650
Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 909
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Caylor, LamarEditors: Cramp, Edythe TraylorPagination: pp 12-19
Publication Date: 1984
Serial: ISBN: 0309038057
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control
Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM
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