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Term of the Road Dictionary

self-service individual transport

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Sustainable Transport
  • Definition : Transport system consisting of a fleet of semi-slow or non-motorized individual vehicles distributed between public transport stations or interchange points, which ensure transport tailored to wide-ranging requirements in time and space in good economic conditions, in addition to services provided by public transport systems, particularly in sparse areas or during hours of low demand. Note: these systems can be very simple, from a fleet of hired or loaned bicycles, managed manually by ticket clerks, to high-technology ITS systems, such as fleets of radio-equipped electric vehicles supervised by centralized electronic management and a number of relay stations (recharging terminals, radio terminals and non contact cards).
  • Synonyms : self-service individual travel modes

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