NCJ Number
66137
Editor(s)
D B SHONKA
Date Published
1979
Length
521 pages
Annotation
THIS VOLUME PRESENTS DATA ON TRANSPORATION CHARACTERISTICS BY MODE, ON TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE, AND ON OTHER RELATED VARIABLES.
Abstract
THE DATA IS PRESENTED IN TABULAR OR GRAPHIC FORM AND THE FOLLOWING MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ARE INCLUDED: HIGHWAY, AIR, RAIL, MARINE, AND PIPELINE. SIX MAIN CHAPTERS OF THE VOLUME FOCUS ON VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, INCLUDING (1) MODAL CHARACTERISTICS, (2) CURRENT ENERGY USE, EFFICIENCY, AND CONSERVATION, (3) PROJECTIONS OF CURRENT ENERGY USE, (4) IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES, (5) SUPPLY AND COST OF ENERGY, AND (6) GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERTISTICS. INCLUDED IN THE MORE THAN 400 TABLES AND FIGURES ARE THE FOLLOWING TRANSPORTATION STOCK AND TYPES OF STATISTICS: NUMBER OF VEHICLES, VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, PASSENGER MILES AND FREIGHT TON-MILES, FLEET CHARACTERISTICS, HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP, SIZE MIX OF AUTOMOBILES, VEHICLE TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS, AND COMMUTING PATTERNS. ENERGY CHARACTERISTICS PRESENTED INCLUDE ENERGY USE BY FUEL SOURCE AND TRANSPORTATION MODE, ENERGY INTENSITY FIGURES BY MODE, INDIRECT ENERGY USE, PRODUCTION AS A PERCENT OF CONSUMPTION, IMPORTS AS A PERCENT OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, ENGERY PRICES FROM THE WELLHEAD TO THE RETAIL OUTLET, AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS. THE VOLUME IS INTENDED FOR USE BY TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICYMAKERS AND THE DECISIONMAKERS CONCERNED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSERVATION, BOTH OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--MRK)