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Car pooling / ride sharing project

Abstract

A car pooling scheme known as Easy Share was developed using a computer program to match car trips so that ride sharing becomes an option for a community as a means of reducing transport costs and conserving energy. The study also considered factors which might affect the success of a scheme including ease of use, reliability and convenience of door to door travel. A survey found 44% of drivers to be interested in the scheme. The optimum membership for a city the size of Melbourne was 150,000 to achieve an 80% car pooling matching success rate. 14 figs.
Publication Date:
May 01, 1995
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
ERDC-251
Reference Number:
SCA: 320203; PA: AU-95:0E0502; EDB-95:129708; NTS-96:001919; ERA-20:026372; SN: 95001456132
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1995
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; CARPOOLING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
Sponsoring Organizations:
Energy Research and Development Corp., Canberra, ACT (Australia)
OSTI ID:
100329
Research Organizations:
Energy Research and Development Corp. (ERDC), Canberra, ACT (Australia)
Country of Origin:
Australia
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE95503573; ISBN 0 642 19130 1; TRN: AU95E0502
Availability:
OSTI as DE95503573
Submitting Site:
AU
Size:
65 p.
Announcement Date:
Oct 04, 1995

Citation Formats

Trayford, R S, and Marshall, J. Car pooling / ride sharing project. Australia: N. p., 1995. Web.
Trayford, R S, & Marshall, J. Car pooling / ride sharing project. Australia.
Trayford, R S, and Marshall, J. 1995. "Car pooling / ride sharing project." Australia.
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title = {Car pooling / ride sharing project}
author = {Trayford, R S, and Marshall, J}
abstractNote = {A car pooling scheme known as Easy Share was developed using a computer program to match car trips so that ride sharing becomes an option for a community as a means of reducing transport costs and conserving energy. The study also considered factors which might affect the success of a scheme including ease of use, reliability and convenience of door to door travel. A survey found 44% of drivers to be interested in the scheme. The optimum membership for a city the size of Melbourne was 150,000 to achieve an 80% car pooling matching success rate. 14 figs.}
place = {Australia}
year = {1995}
month = {May}
}