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| What does "NHTS" stand for? |
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| National Household Travel Survey |
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| What is key in determining the overall residential settlement pattern of the metropolitan area? |
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| The density of the residential developments differs the most between a metropolitan area that is primarily __________ oriented as opposed to __________ oriented. |
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| Does the American public prefer higher or lower residential density patterns? |
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| What is a trip made by one person by any mode and for any purpose from an origin to a destination (address or sometimes a traffic zone)? |
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| What is a trip including all trips made by a privately owned vehicle/transit without regard to the number of occupants? |
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| If a married couple drives from their home to a restaurant, and then return home again, how many person trips have they made? |
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| If a married couple drives from their home to a restaurant, and then return home again, how many vehicle trips have they made? |
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| What is the measure for miles traveled by a privately owned vehicle without regard to the number of occupants? |
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| Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) |
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| If two people make a 5-mile car trip, how many vehicle miles of travel are generated? |
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| What is the term for any vehicle available to a household, including cars, vans, pickup trucks, other trucks, recreational vehicles, and motorcycles, but not private aircraft or boats? |
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| Privately owned vehicle (POV) or Personal Vehicle (PV) |
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| What type of vehicle includes a driver with no passengers? |
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| Single occupancy vehicle (SOV) |
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| What type of vehicle includes two or more occupants? |
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| High occupancy vehicle (HOV) |
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| What is the term for going from one address to another? (It does not have to originate from home, and can begin from the last address traveled.) |
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| What is the term for the reason that motivates a given instance of travel? |
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| Results from the 2001 NHTS show that daily travel in the U.S. totaled about how many miles? |
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| Americans travel an average of how many miles per person annually? |
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| How do most Americans make the majority of their travel? |
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| True or False: Transport is the second-largest expense for most American households. |
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| True or False: The continued spatial expansion of our metropolitan areas creates a scenario that is increasingly auto-dependent. |
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| True or False: The rate of personal vehicle ownership in the U.S. is about 50% less than in most Western European countries. |
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| False; The U.S. has by far the highest rate of personal vehicle ownership in the world, about 50% higher than in most Western European countries. |
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| Transportation accounts for about what percentage of consumer expenditures? (This is the same as the figure for food and health care combined.) |
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| From 1980 to 2000, the total population of the U.S. rose ___ percent, but the total vehicle miles traveled grew ___ percent because of more intensive use of each vehicle. |
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| Since 2001, there has been a ___ percent increase in trailer trucks. |
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| Trucks are projected to carry what percentage of new freight by 2020? |
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| The total amount of freight rail tracks has declined by how much since 1980? |
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| True or False: About 1/4 of freight tonnage comes in through the 10 largest metros. |
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| False; More than 1/3 of freight tonnage comes in through the 10 largest metros. |
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| Container volumes will increase by how much in the next 20 years? |
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| What are the socioeconomic conditions that influence travel behavior? |
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Household growth
Economic prosperity/job growth
Increase in per capita travel
More complex lifestyles
Increased labor force participation of women |
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| What are some of the land use features that influence travel behavior? |
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Low density, suburban settlement patterns
Urban form
Land uses scale |
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| What are some of the transportation system influences of travel behavior? |
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Preference for private vehicles rather than transit
Multiple car households |
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