Another look at vehicle miles traveled: determinants of vehicle use in two-vehicle households

摘要: This study analyzed the determinants of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) with data from 2009 National Household Travel Survey. First, total VMT models were estimated across all households. Next, survey sample was segmented by number vehicles owned, and separate for each segment. Finally, a focus on two-vehicle households, seemingly unrelated regression model formulated to analyze household share vehicle. increases in income vehicles, workers, adults, children led higher VMT. Population density gasoline cost negatively affected Other findings related telecommuting characteristics. Results indicate that having option telecommute owning SUVs, pickup trucks, vans, or hybrid increase If driver female, older, unemployed, did not hold bachelor's degree, vehicle's househo...