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	Document type :	Scientific congresses and symposiums : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Civil engineering Business & economic sciences : Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation…)
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/134300

Title :	Assessing the Impact of Public Holidays on Travel Time Expenditure: Differentiation by Trip Motive
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Cools, Mario [Universiteit Hasselt - UH > > > >]
	Moons, Elke [Universiteit Hasselt - UH > > > >]
	Wets, Geert [Universiteit Hasselt - UH > > > >]
Publication date :	2010
Main document title :	Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (DVD-ROM)
Publisher :	Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
On invitation :	No
Audience :	International
City :	Washington
Country :	DC
Event name :	89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Event date :	10-01-2010 to 14-01-2010
Event organizer :	Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
Event place (city) :	Washington
Event country :	DC
Keywords :	[en] public holidays ; travel time expenditure ; trip motive ; zero-inflated Poisson regression
Abstract :	[en] The impact of public holidays on the underlying reasons of travel behavior, namely the activities people perform and the trips made, is seldom investigated. Therefore, in this paper the impact of public holidays on travel time expenditure in Flanders, differentiated by trip motive, is examined. The data used for the analysis stem from a household travel survey that was carried out in 2000. The main modeling approach that is employed is the zero-inflated Poisson regression approach, which explicitly takes into account the inherent contrast between travelers and non-travelers. The zero-inflated Poisson regression models yield findings that are harmonious with international literature: socio-demographic variables, temporal effects and transportation preferences contribute significantly in unraveling the variability of travel behavior. In particular it is shown that public holidays have a non-ignorable impact on daily travel behavior. Triangulation of both quantitative and qualitative techniques seems a solid roadway for further illumination of the underpinnings of travel behavior.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public ; Others
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/134300

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