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https://doi.org/10.3141/1725-16

http://scholar.google.com...uynh&publication_year=2000

This survey research describes an experiment that addresses travel decisions of trip makers for noncommuting trips. The survey considers recreational shopping trips for which trip makers can choose both destination and desired arrival time. An interactive stated preference instrument, the survey was designed and implemented for access and administration via the Internet. It was easily accessible and completely self-administered; participants could run the survey without the help of a project staff member. Data were also gathered automatically. Survey respondents were asked to make two shopping trips. They were provided with pretrip and en route traffic information for trips to shopping malls by predetermined routes. Respondents were asked their preferences concerning information items, factors affecting their mall choice, demographics, and familiarity with their residence and the shopping malls. The recruitment method by e-mail and the requirement to have Internet access led to a slightly biased sample--young males, many with higher education, were overrepresented in the sample. Results showed that respondents choose their shopping mall based on characteristics of the mall but that trip makers divert from their route when provided with delay information during their trip. It was found that about 25% of respondents even change their destination. Of the respondents who did not change their destination, nearly half chose to divert from their current route, whereas the other half stayed on the current route. Despite its current sample bias, the interactive Internet survey has proven to be a successful tool for gathering data on travel decisions. It is inexpensive, easy to administer, and provides reliable responses.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1725, Freight Travel Behavior, Route Choice Behavior, and Advanced Traveler Information Systems.

English

p. 116-123

2000

Transportation Research Record

0309067286

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Advanced traveler information systems; Decision making; Internet; Real time information; Route choice; Shopping trips; Stated preferences; Surveys; Traffic diversion; Travel behavior

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 5 2001 12:00AM

• AGGREGATE- AND DISAGGREGATE-BASED TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATIONS: COMPARISON OF APPLICATIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS AND ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• ANALYSIS OF TIME ALLOCATION, DEPARTURE TIME, AND ROUTE CHOICE BEHAVIOR UNDER CONGESTION PRICING
• ANTICIPATED TRAVEL TIME, INFORMATION ACQUISITION, AND ACTUAL EXPERIENCE
• ANTICIPATORY OPTIMIZATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL
• BICRITERION TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIUM: T2 MODEL, ALGORITHM, AND SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
• CONTENT OF VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS AND ON-LINE DRIVER BEHAVIOR
• FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF GROCERY TELESHOPPING
• FREIGHT TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING: SYNTHESIS OF APPROACHES AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK
• MODELING BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF URBAN FREIGHT MOVEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAINS
• MODELING INERTIA AND COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS IN ROUTE CHOICE BEHAVIOR UNDER REAL-TIME INFORMATION
• PERCEIVED VALUE OF TIME FOR TRUCK OPERATORS
• ROUTE AND SCHEDULING CHOICE UNDER TRAVEL TIME UNCERTAINTY
• ROUTE CHOICE MODEL WITH INDUCTIVE LEARNING
• USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM DATA TO UNDERSTAND VARIATIONS IN PATH CHOICE
• VALUE OF TIME IN FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN FINLAND