Telematics and Transport Behaviour

A Road Transport Telematics: Supply and Demand.- 1 Mobility and Telematics.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Tele Applications in the Transport Sector.- 1.3 Organization of the Book.- 2 Transport Functions of Telematics Technology Options.- 2.1 Supported Transport Functions and Technological Options.- 2.1.1 Travel and Traffic Information.- 2.1.2 Public Transport Management.- 2.1.3 Freight and Fleet Management.- 2.1.4 Road and Traffic Management.- 2.1.5 Demand Management.- 2.1.6 Parking Management.- 2.1.7 Driver Assistance and Cooperative Driving.- 2.2 Research Initiatives in the Field of Transport Telematics.- 2.2.1 Europe.- 2.2.2 United States.- 2.2.3 Japan.- 2.3 Technological Development Prospects.- 3 User Impact and Market Potential of Telematics.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Actors in the Telematics Market.- 3.2.1 Actors at the Supply Side.- 3.2.2 Actors at the Demand Side.- 3.2.3 The Intermediate Category.- 3.3 Travel Choice Analysis and Transport Telematics.- 3.4 Actors’ Response to Transport Telematics.- 3.4.1 Introduction.- 3.4.2 The Nested Approach.- 3.4.3 Conclusions.- 3.5 The Market Potential of Transport Telematics.- 3.5.1 The Cascade System.- 3.5.2 Concluding Remarks.- 3.6 Conclusions.- 3.6.1 Introduction.- 3.6.2 Some Open Research Questions.- 3.6.3 Telematics Case Studies.- 4 Potential Use of Telematics: A European Road Transport Corridor Typology.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 European Corridors: A Case Study.- 4.2.1 Description of Relevant European Corridors and Their Features.- 4.2.2 Comparison of Corridors from the Viewpoint of Their Potential Telematics Applications.- 4.2.3 A Classification of European Inter-urban Corridors by Means of Multicriteria Analysis.- 4.2.4 Conclusions.- 4.3 Regional Corridors: A Case Study of Italy.- 4.3.1 Characteristics of Urban and Regional Networks.- 4.3.2 Characteristics of Network Segments.- 4.4 Conclusions.- B Actor Case Studies on Transport Telematics.- 5 Telematics Information and Car Drivers’ Behaviour: A Dutch Case Study.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The Impact of Telematics on Road Use: Review of Factors of Influence.- 5.3 A Case Study in the Northern Wing of the Dutch Randstad.- 5.3.1 Context of Site and Description of VMS Application.- 5.3.2 Survey Methodology, Design and Set-up.- 5.3.3 Driver Profile.- 5.3.4 Attitudes to VMS.- 5.3.5 Responses to the VMS Traffic Information.- 5.3.6 Impact of Radio/RDS Traffic Information and Comparison with VMS.- 5.3.7 Influence of Socio-economic Characteristics.- 5.3.8 Influence of Travel Characteristics.- 5.4 Conclusions from the Case Study.- Annex 5A A Discrete Choice Model for Route Choice Behaviour.- 6 Car Drivers’ Response and Network Characteristics: An Italian Case Study.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Analysis Framework.- 6.3 Functional Description of the Spatial Analysis.- 6.4 Description of Observed Spatial Variations in User Attitudes.- 6.5 Analysis of Influence of Congestion and Road Accidents on Drivers’ Attitudes.- 6.6 Conclusions.- Annex 6A Software Description.- 7 Public Transport Information Systems: An English Case Study.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Results from Real Time Passenger Information Systems in Birmingham.- 7.2.1 ‘After’Results.- 7.2.2 ‘Before’ and ‘After’ Analysis.- 7.2.3 Conclusions.- 7.3 Results from Real Time Passenger Information Systems (STOPWATCH) in Southampton.- 7.3.1 Aggregate Analysis of the ‘Before’ and ‘After’ Surveys.- 7.3.2 Disaggregate Analysis of the ‘After’ Surveys.- 7.3.3 The STOPWATCH Effects.- 7.3.4 ‘Before’ and ‘After’ Analysis.- 7.3.5 Summary of Results from Southampton STOPWATCH Surveys.- 7.4 Conclusions from the Case Study.- Annex 7A Econometric Analysis of STOPWATCH Pilot.- 8 Telematics Use by Road Freight Operators: A Dutch Case Study.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Survey Design.- 8.3 Profile of Companies.- 8.4 Familiarity with Telematics Systems.- 8.5 Actual Use of Telematics Systems.- 8.6 Investment Plans and Barriers.- 8.7 Dynamics in Adoption of Systems.- 8.8 Influence of Company Characteristics.- 8.9 Conclusions on the Telematics Market for Road Freight Operators.- C Perspectives for Transport Telematics.- 9 Views of Public Authorities on Telematics.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Goals of Public Authorities.- 9.3 Public Authority Interventions.- 9.3.1 The Local/Regional Level.- 9.3.2 The National Level.- 9.4 Attitudes and Expectations of Road Authorities: A Dutch Case Study.- 9.5 Conclusions.- 10 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.- 10.1 Synthesis and Purpose.- 10.2 The Main Areas of Application — The Case Studies.- 10.2.1 Travel and Traffic Information Systems.- 10.2.2 Public Transport Information Systems.- 10.2.3 Freight and Fleet Management.- 10.2.4 Conclusions on the Case Studies.- 10.3 Policy Perspectives.- References.- Associate Authors.