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Term of the Road Dictionary

multimodality

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Multimodal Transport
  • Definition : Use of several transport modes to meet travelling requirements or freight transport requirements. Note: a distinction is made between multimodality for a person who regularly uses several different transport modes chosen according to the circumstances and the nature of his trips, and multimodality of supply, infrastructure or service enabling different transport modes to be used and linked in sequence.
  • Synonyms : plurimodality

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