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Title:

RESULTS OF DRIVER SURVEY INVESTIGATING INTERSECTION QUEUE JUMPS

Accession Number:

00965490

Record Type:

Component

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Washington, DC 20001 United States
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Abstract:

An intersection queue jump (IQJ) can be defined as an elevated ramp or side lane that can be used by motorists normally stopped in traffic at an intersection to bypass the intersection and traffic congestion. The feasibility and ultimately the success of an IQJ depend on several factors, including the traveling public's willingness to use the queue jump. Road pricing theory and the results of a recent stated preference survey to gauge the willingness of drivers in Lee County, Florida, to pay for the use of an IQJ are examined. It was found that approximately 54% of surveyed drivers indicated a willingness to pay at least a small amount to use the IQJ. The appropriate toll level is likely between $0.25 and $0.40 per trip. Using the survey data, it was also found that the respondents' stated value of travel-time savings was approximately $5.21 per hour. The toll-price elasticity of IQJ was approximately -0.2 when the toll increased from $0.10 to $0.25, and approximately -0.4 when the toll increased from $0.25 to $0.50. Using logit modeling, it was found that certain driver characteristics, including being married with children and having a household income of less than $16,000 or more than $75,000, increased the likelihood that a driver would use the IQJ. Other characteristics, including being on a shopping trip, being more than 65 years old, and being male, decreased the likelihood that the driver would use the IQJ.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1839, Transportation Finance, Economics, and Economic Development 2003.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Burris, M W
Byers, M W
Swenson, C R

Pagination:

p. 25-33

Publication Date:

2003

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1839
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309085764

Features:

Figures (3) ; References (15) ; Tables (7)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Intersection queue jumps

Geographic Terms:

Lee County (Florida)

Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Research; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Nov 11 2003 12:00AM

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