Value of time of commercial vehicles | |
| Author | Gurrea-Supsup, Marcelina |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-85-04 |
| Subject(s) | Travel time (Traffic engineering) Travel costs |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The present study deals with the evaluation of the perceived value of time of commercial vehicle drivers through the use of the Bangkok Toll Expressway. The Study is confined to commercial vehicles moving between North of Thailand and Bangkok. Commercial vehicles from Northern part of Thailand and whose destinations are towards Greater Bangkok, may have the choice of using the Bangkok Tool Expressway or the Alternative surface streets. To determine the route choice behaviour of the commercial vehicle drivers who are confronted with a choice, an origin-destination survey was conducted at Ayuthia junction and Wangnoi district in cooperation of the department of Land Transport of the Royal Thai Government. At Dindaeng entrance, the split of commercial vehicles using the toll route and the surface route was obtained from matched vehicles. The characteristics between each of the alternative routes for every valid destination were investigated. Evaluation of the perceived value of time was based from consideration of the travel time, vehicle operating costs, and toll charged as parameters. Through differences of these parameters and the proportion of truck drivers that used each alternative routes known, the value of time can be estimated by applying Dawson's method. Using Dawson's method, the calculated perceived value of time of commercial vehicle drivers under study, lies between the limit baht 65.75 and baht 96.0. Other route choice models-- Beesley model and Aggregate logit model -- that could estimate to a single value of time, if the available data are sufficient, are recommended to be applied in the future research. A multiple regression analysis indicates that the behavior in route choice of the commercial vehicle drivers appeared to be governed more by the difference in travel time between the two alternative routes than other factors. The limitations and difficulties encountered in the present study, were discussed and further research is recommended. |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Murata, Takahiro; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Miyamoto, Kazuaki ;Prctpausak. Buranaprapa; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Federal Republic of Germany (DAAD) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986 |