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SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION Automated Vehicle Location for School Buses Can the Benefits Influence Choice of Mode for School Trips?
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@MISC{Rhoulac_schooltransportation,
author = {Tori D. Rhoulac and Civil Engineering},
title = {SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION Automated Vehicle Location for School Buses Can the Benefits Influence Choice of Mode for School Trips?},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
School-related traffic congestion is a problem in many communities. Nearly 60 percent of all school trips are made in personal automobiles and only 25 percent in school buses (1), although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has described the school bus as “the safest form of transportation for children ” (2). With the goal of enhancing student safety and reducing school-related traffic problems, research was conducted between 2000 and 2003 into the household attributes and behaviors that influence school transportation mode choice. The research looked to identify problems and prioritize solutions for increasing the attractiveness of school bus service, including improvements available through automated vehicle
Keyphrases
school bus school trip benefit influence choice school transportation automated vehicle location many community school transportation mode choice household attribute school-related traffic problem school bus service student safety personal automobile national highway traffic safety administration school-related traffic congestion
