Who is interested in carpooling and why: the importance of individual characteristics, role preferences and carpool markets

Y Park, N Chen, G Akar - Transportation research record, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Carpooling is an informal form of commuter ride-sharing that can mitigate traffic congestion
and parking demand. While ride-sharing and carpool formation require both a driver and at …

Incentives and disincentives of ride sharing

JB Margolin, MR Misch, M Stahr - Transportation Research Record, 1978 - trid.trb.org
This research examines consumer motivation concerning ride sharing, particularly
carpooling, according to a market segmentation approach. A sequential design permitted (a) …

Carpooling: Problems and potentials

N Oppenheim - Traffic Quarterly, 1979 - trid.trb.org
In the light of the low level of acceptance of public and employer-bused carpooling
programs, a nubmer of surveys have been done to discover what factors influence the …

What encourages people to carpool? An evaluation of factors with meta-analysis

JG Neoh, M Chipulu, A Marshall - Transportation, 2017 - Springer
Non-household carpools (where two or more commuters from different residences travel
together in the same private vehicle) bring public benefits. To encourage and incentivise it …

Casual carpooling in the San Francisco Bay Area: Understanding user characteristics, behaviors, and motivations

SA Shaheen, ND Chan, T Gaynor - Transport Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Casual carpooling is an informal form of commuter ridesharing operating in Washington,
DC; Houston, Texas; and San Francisco, California. In contrast to new forms of shared-use …

Factors affecting drivers to participate in a carpooling to public transport service

L Mitropoulos, A Kortsari, G Ayfantopoulou - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several studies have focused on understanding travelers' attitudes and characteristics
toward using carpooling services. However, few of these studies have focused the driver's …

Driving factors behind successful carpool formation and use

RN Buliung, K Soltys, C Habel… - Transportation …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Sustainable transportation options are receiving increasing attention in cities across North
America because of rising commute times, fluctuating fuel prices, and increased awareness …

Who chooses to carpool and why? Examination of Texas carpoolers

J Li, P Embry, SP Mattingly… - Transportation …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The debate over high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) and high-occupancy toll lane efficiency has
raised questions about whether HOVs should be given preferential treatment on managed …

[PDF][PDF] Demographics of carpooling

E Ferguson - Transportation Research Record, 1995 - onlinepubs.trb.org
Carpooling may be defined as shared ride trips via private automobiles for the journey to
and from work. In the past, researchers argued that carpoolers could not be distinguished …

For which types of trips do French drivers carpool? Motivations underlying carpooling for different types of trips

A Gheorghiu, P Delhomme - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carpooling can be understood as an informal agreement between several individuals to
share a privately owned car for a trip and to contribute to its expenses. It represents one of …