caa a22 4500 445890517 CHVBK 20180317145614.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11116-010-9315-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11116-010-9315-8 "I can do perfectly well without a car!” [Elektronische Daten] An exploration of stated preferences for middle-distance travel [N. van Exel, G. de Graaf, P. Rietveld] This article presents the results of a study exploring travellers' preferences for middle-distance travel using Q-methodology. Respondents rank-ordered 42 opinion statements regarding travel choice and motivations for travel in general and for car and public transport as alternative travel modes. By-person factor analysis revealed four distinct preference segments for middle-distance travel: (1) choice travellers with a preference for public transport, (2) deliberate-choice travellers, (3) choice travellers with car as dominant alternative, and (4) car-dependent travellers. These preference segments differ in terms of the levels of involvement and cognitive effort in travel decision making, the travel consideration-set and underlying motivations. The study showed that for most people there is more to travel than getting from point A to point B, and that there is considerable heterogeneity in middle-distance travel preferences. Policy implications for reducing the need for travel and promoting a modal shift from car to other travel modes are discussed. The Author(s), 2010 Travel behaviour nationallicence Travel demand management nationallicence Preferences nationallicence Q-methodology nationallicence Segmentation nationallicence van Exel N. Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Office J5-45, P.O. 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut de Graaf G. Department of Public Administration and Organisation Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Rietveld P. Department of Spatial Economics, Faculty of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Transportation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 38/3(2011-05-01), 383-407 0049-4488 38:3<383 2011 38 11116 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-010-9315-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-010-9315-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Exel N. Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Office J5-45, P.O. 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Graaf G. Department of Public Administration and Organisation Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rietveld P. Department of Spatial Economics, Faculty of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Transportation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 38/3(2011-05-01), 383-407 0049-4488 38:3<383 2011 38 11116 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer