Citation

Ponnuswamy S, Anantharajan T, Manju S. Indian Highw. 1992; 20(1): 27-38.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Indian Roads Congress)

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Abstract

This paper describes a model used for the study of modal choice in Madras, India, and summarises the study's results. It was decided to use a model considering highly influential variables only, using a category analysis technique. Four locations in Madras were selected, to understand the effects of disparities in available transport facilities. For modal split analysis, the population was classified into five groups based on household income, and vehicle ownership was classified into four groups. Trips were classified into work, educational, and other journeys. The trips made were analysed under seven mode choices: bus, train, car, two-wheeler, paratransit (rickshaws etc), bicycle, and walking. It was found that only 44% of trips were by public transport, and as many as 15% used two-wheeled vehicles. To study the influence of factors like income and vehicle ownership on modal choice, detailed analyses were made of data collected from three areas and aggregated. Tables give the rates of trip generation by household category by different transport modes for each of the three types of trip. Although the approach used identified 455 categories and seems unwieldy, its computations are very simple, and it has a definite advantage for countries like India with many transport modes and a population with varying soci-economic characteristics. It is especially suitable when socio-economic and transport system conditions do not undergo major changes.