Ebook: Telematics and Transport Behaviour

A major strategy to reduce transport congestion and other social costs of transport is to ensure that travellers make the best decisions, based on real time information. A wide range of technological systems have been developed to provide this information, but little is known about how travellers actually respond to it. This book offers an overview of various transport telematics options and provides an appropriate methodological framework, followed by a presentation of results from actual applications of these telematics systems from a range of European countries in various transport sectors. The empirical results are supplemented by analytical models and geographic information systems representations with a view on generalizing these findings and identifying the key parameters which determine user response.

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A major strategy to reduce transport congestion and other social costs of transport is to ensure that travellers make the best decisions, based on real time information. A wide range of technological systems have been developed to provide this information, but little is known about how travellers actually respond to it. This book offers an overview of various transport telematics options and provides an appropriate methodological framework, followed by a presentation of results from actual applications of these telematics systems from a range of European countries in various transport sectors. The empirical results are supplemented by analytical models and geographic information systems representations with a view on generalizing these findings and identifying the key parameters which determine user response.

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A major strategy to reduce transport congestion and other social costs of transport is to ensure that travellers make the best decisions, based on real time information. A wide range of technological systems have been developed to provide this information, but little is known about how travellers actually respond to it. This book offers an overview of various transport telematics options and provides an appropriate methodological framework, followed by a presentation of results from actual applications of these telematics systems from a range of European countries in various transport sectors. The empirical results are supplemented by analytical models and geographic information systems representations with a view on generalizing these findings and identifying the key parameters which determine user response.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Mobility and Telematics....Pages 3-6
Transport Functions of Telematics Technology Options....Pages 7-39
User Impact and Market Potential of Telematics....Pages 40-66
Potential Use of Telematics: A European Road Transport Corridor Typology....Pages 67-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Telematics Information and Car Drivers’ Behaviour: A Dutch Case Study....Pages 97-120
Car Drivers’ Response and Network Characteristics: An Italian Case Study....Pages 121-136
Public Transport Information Systems: An English Case Study....Pages 137-165
Telematics Use by Road Freight Operators: A Dutch Case Study....Pages 166-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Views of Public Authorities on Telematics....Pages 189-200
Conclusions and Policy Recommendations....Pages 201-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-228

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A major strategy to reduce transport congestion and other social costs of transport is to ensure that travellers make the best decisions, based on real time information. A wide range of technological systems have been developed to provide this information, but little is known about how travellers actually respond to it. This book offers an overview of various transport telematics options and provides an appropriate methodological framework, followed by a presentation of results from actual applications of these telematics systems from a range of European countries in various transport sectors. The empirical results are supplemented by analytical models and geographic information systems representations with a view on generalizing these findings and identifying the key parameters which determine user response.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Mobility and Telematics....Pages 3-6
Transport Functions of Telematics Technology Options....Pages 7-39
User Impact and Market Potential of Telematics....Pages 40-66
Potential Use of Telematics: A European Road Transport Corridor Typology....Pages 67-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Telematics Information and Car Drivers’ Behaviour: A Dutch Case Study....Pages 97-120
Car Drivers’ Response and Network Characteristics: An Italian Case Study....Pages 121-136
Public Transport Information Systems: An English Case Study....Pages 137-165
Telematics Use by Road Freight Operators: A Dutch Case Study....Pages 166-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Views of Public Authorities on Telematics....Pages 189-200
Conclusions and Policy Recommendations....Pages 201-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-228
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