DURATION OF CARPOOL AND VANPOOL USAGE BY CLIENTS OF RIDES
1987; SAGE Publishing; Issue: 1130 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2169-4052
Autores Tópico(s)Sharing Economy and Platforms
ResumoThe length of time commuters carpool or vanpool after being assisted by a ridesharing program is a critical factor in assessing the effectiveness of the program. In this study, the length of time individuals continued pooling after being assisted by the San Francisco Bay Area's ridesharing program RIDES was estimated. To measure the length of time carpool and vanpool groups lasted was not attempted. Some 47 percent of the respondents to a telephone survey were still ridesharing approximately 2 1/2 years after being placed by RIDES. Substantially more of those originally placed into vanpools were still ridesharing (50 percent of vanpoolers compared with 28 percent of carpoolers). Projecting carpool and vanpool usage beyond the survey date was hampered by uncertainty in the data at a key point. The same group should be resurveyed at regular intervals in the future to further refine duration estimates. The major reason for discontinuing ridesharing was a change in commute situation. Because only 25 percent of the commuters that were no longer ridesharing as a result of their commute's changing called RIDES back for further assistance, more contact with commuters after they have been assisted might increase repeat usage of the ridesharing program.
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