A comparison of trip production rates developed from two types of travel survey diaries /
"activities" and "trips. " Some "activities, " may be seen
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | "activities" and "trips. " Some "activities, " may be seen activity diary may not record the trips internal to this activity diary, especially for driver trips. This difference activity diary, however, may be preferred where the activity, the respondent is then asked about that trip. Both activity. Likewise, some "trips" may be seen as including application of an activity-based model is likely. For the are different. The primary objective of this research is to area surveys are compared. The first is the 1991 Southern as taking place at multiple locations. As a result, the California Origin/Destination Survey, which was conducted collect the same I . nformation, but the recall frameworks diary is recommended. diary may record a single "trip" where two or more smaller diary, respondents are prompted to respond for each trip. diary. The travel diary reported higher trip rates than the difference is due to the way in which people perceive differences exist. For this study, data from two Los Angeles each trip. In the activity diary, the respondent is prompted Further questions are used to collect other information about In recent years, two types of travel survey diaries have been is explained by differences in the reported rates for the longer term, the development of a new instrument combining minor activities along the way. As a result, the travel nature of any differences and to understand why these planning: travel diaries and activity diaries. In the travel provide a statistically valid comparison of the trip rates reported by the activity diary to those reported by the research suggest that, in the short term, the travel diary shopping and "other" activities. Evidence suggests that the should be used for collecting travel behavior data. The Statewide Travel Survey, which was conducted using a travel the best characteristics of the travel diary and the activity to respond by each activity. If travel is required for that travel diary. Additional purposes are to understand the trips had actually taken place. The findings of this used to collect travel behavior data for transportation using an activity diary. The second is the California |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Civil Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 172 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |