Travel patterns of three distinct driver age groups in Greece

Spyropoulou, I; Papadimitriou, E; Yannis, G; Golias, J

dc.contributor.author	Spyropoulou, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadimitriou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Yannis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Golias, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:27:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:27:30Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0965-092X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18480
dc.subject	Traffic engineering	en
dc.subject	Transport management	en
dc.subject	Transport planning	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile drivers	en
dc.subject.other	Parameter estimation	en
dc.subject.other	Passenger cars	en
dc.subject.other	Roads and streets	en
dc.subject.other	Driver characteristics	en
dc.subject.other	Traffic engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Transport management	en
dc.subject.other	Transport planning	en
dc.subject.other	Mass transportation	en
dc.subject.other	age structure	en
dc.subject.other	traffic management	en
dc.subject.other	transportation planning	en
dc.subject.other	travel behavior	en
dc.subject.other	travel time	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Travel patterns of three distinct driver age groups in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1680/tran.2007.160.3.117	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/tran.2007.160.3.117	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Within this research the travel patterns of passenger car drivers are investigated in relation to their age, as recorded from a national travel survey conducted in Greece. For the needs of this research drivers are classified into three mutually exclusive age groups: young (18-24), adult (25-64) and elderly (65+). The mobility of these three driver groups - expressed in terms of average annual distance driven - is then investigated with respect to parameters involving driver characteristics (experience, gender), vehicle characteristics (engine size) and the nature of the trip (time of trip and road type). Several patterns are analysed, and the dependence of the various travel patterns on driver age is tested through analysis of variance (ANOVA), mainly by the use of the Welch test. The results show that driver experience is not an influencing factor for driver mobility, whereas driver gender and vehicle characteristics, such as engine size, are. Furthermore, the results illustrate dependences between driver age and driving at night and during the weekends, highlighting the relationship between driver age and trip purpose. The distribution of mobility across the different road types does not reveal any interactions with driver age; however, specific trends are detected when distance driven is also segregated into weekday and weekend categories, indicating a relationship between driver age and mobility in relation to type of day.	en
heal.publisher	THOMAS TELFORD PUBLISHING	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1680/tran.2007.160.3.117	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000248947500004	en
dc.identifier.volume	160	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	117	en
dc.identifier.epage	124	en