Departure time choice behavior for intercity travel during long holidays in Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Author | Bhawat Chaichannawatik |
| Call Number | AIT Diss no.TE-18-01 |
| Subject(s) | Choice of transportation--Thailand--Bangkok Urban transportation--Thailand--Bangkok Transportation--Passenger traffic |
| Note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy inTransportation Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Departure-time choice (DTC) has become an interesting issue over two decades. Many researches have passionately focused on departure-time or time-of-day choice study, especially workday departures. However, the travel behavior during long-holiday/intercity travel has received relatively little attention in previous studies. This research shows the characteristics of long-holiday intercity travel patterns based on 2012 New Year data collected in Thailand with a specific focus on departure time choice of car commuters due to traffic congestion occurring during the beginning of festivals. 590 interview data were analyzed to provide more understanding of general characteristics of DTC behavior for intercity travel at the beginning of a Bangkok long-holiday. Moreover, the multinomial logit model was used to find the most suitable DTC model. The results showed that travelers tend to travel at the peak period when the parameters of personal and household are not so significant, in contrast to the trip-related characteristics and holiday variables that play important roles in traveler decision on departure time choice. Finally, the holiday extension policy is found as the suitable strategy to distribute travel demand from peak to the non-peak period and can be reduce the severity of traffic congestion at the beginning of festivals. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Dissertation |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Transportation Engineering (TE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kunnawee Kanitpong;Thirayoot Limanond (Co-Chairperson) |
| Examination Committee(s) | Surachet Pravinvongvuth;Santoso, Djoen San |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Kasem Bundit University, Thailand |
| Degree | Thesis (Ph. D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |