Citation

Parish DJ. Proc. IRCOBI 1975; 3: 180-184.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

The rapid rise in real petrol prices since the Autumn of 1973 is expected to reduce traffic to a level 10-15 percent below what it would otherwise have been. However, historically, traffic levels have been rising at an annual rate of 5 percent largely as a result of rising incomes. Thus, if prices do not continue to rise, a loss of some 2-3 years traffic growth followed thereafter by a resumption of growth at its old rate may be expected. Different trip purposes may be affected differently.