Perception of congestion on motorways
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Main Findings
- Journey Planning
- Final Report
- Executive Summary
- Main Findings
- Journey Planning
- Implications of the research findings
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Main Findings: Non-Commercial Drivers
- Introduction
- Reasons for using busy motorways
- Characteristics of motorway congestion
- Types of motorway congestion
- Causes of motorway congestion
- Impacts of motorway congestion
- Impacts of congestion on time critical journeys
- Impacts on non-time critical journeys
- Coping with congestion
- Journey Planning
- 3. Main Findings: Commercial Drivers
- Introduction
- Reasons for using busy motorways
- Characteristics of Motorway Congestion
- Types and Causes of Motorway Congestion
- Impacts on Time Critical Journeys
- Coping with congestion
- Journey Planning
- 4. Conclusions
- Introduction
- Health Impacts
- Road Safety Impacts
- Impacts of 'Time Lost' to Congestion
- Accurate Journey Time Information
- Willingless to Divert
- Encourage more flexible working hours
- Increasing knowledge of alternative travel modes
- Improved network management
