Analysis on Difference between Supply and Demand of Urban Taxi Passenger in the Case of Carpooling

Abstract:

Urban passenger statistics is an important part of the social economic statistics, as an important part of urban passenger, the difference between supply and demand of taxi will directly impact the quality of residents' travel. The taxi passenger demand is forecasted according to the peoples travel conditions. The taximeter data survey method based on a fixed sample sampling and supplemented by the carpooling survey is put forward to determine the supply of taxi passenger. The difference between supply and demand of taxi passenger is analyzed. Accordingly, the result of the case analysis shows that analysis between supply and demand of taxi passenger provides strong support for government urban passenger management and control and be of great significance on theory and practice to the development of urban passenger transport industry.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 543-547)
• Pages: 4378-4382
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.543-547.4378
• Online since: March 2014
• Authors: Zhan Zhong Wang*, Xiao Yu Liu
• Keywords: Carpooling, Difference between Supply and Demand, Passenger Traffic, Taxi

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