Perceived attributes of bus and car mediating satisfaction with the work commute

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-96

  Eriksson, Lars ^a   Friman, Margareta ^a   Gärling, Tommy ^a,b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Public transport use; Satisfaction with travel; Work commute

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSPORTATION;

EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SATISFACTION WITH TRAVEL; TRAVEL MODES; WORK COMMUTE;

BUSES;

BUS TRANSPORT; CAR USE; COMMUTING; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84870689484     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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