Vehicle-type Choice and Neighbourhood Characteristics: An Empirical Study of Hamilton, Canada
The popularity of light-duty trucks has increased with important implications for air quality, traffic accidents and gasoline demand.
Discrete choice models allow researchers to analyze and predict how people's choices are influenced by their personal characteristics and by the alternatives available to them. RAND has used this methodology in such areas as transport modeling, examining consumer responsiveness to advertising, and understanding preferences for government services and health care.