| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K57145/01 |
| Title: |
EVALUATING DRIVERS' RESPONSES TO ROAD-USER CHARGING SYSTEMS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hills, Professor H |
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| Department: |
Civil Engineering and Geosciences |
| Organisation: |
Newcastle University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 1996 |
Ends: |
30 June 1998 |
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71,482
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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Road user charging is now seen as an important element in an integrated transport policy for urban areas, designed to reduce congestion and improve the environment. It also provides an important potential source of revenue for transport investment, to which end it is also being developed for motorway toll collection. Research has shown that congestion-based and time-based charging have the potential to achieve much greater reduction in congestion than cordon or distance charging. However, there are concerns that such systems may be less effective in practice, since travellers will not know the charge imposed before setting off, and less conducive to safety, since drivers may take risks to reduce the charge. This research is designed to investigate these problems, and ways of overcoming them. It involves parallel research usng equipped vehicles, a route guidance simulator, a driving simulator and interviews to determine response, and applications to three cities using existing traffic models. It will benefit local government, equipment manufacturers and, potentiallym, the public generally.
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http://www.ncl.ac.uk |