3. Qualitative parameters
3.1. Travel time
One of the important factors of every trip is its duration. Trying to compare long-run trains and buses we should consider this factor as well. Due to the physical inclusion of the coaches in the traffic flow and limitation of speed to by 100 km/h they generally need more time than private cars to travel from point A to point B (Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz, 2013). On the other hand, trains do not have such limitation and on some links they can reach the speed of 300 km/h (Hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com, 2015). Therefore the possibility that trip on bus is faster than with an IC train falls close to the zero. As we can see from the research of “VerkehrsClubDeutschland” only on three from ten routes the time of travel with the private car is slightly shorter (max. 10 minutes or 7.5% of total travel time) than with a train. Bun in contrary to the private car train has lower prices for travels, as well as lower production of CO2 (VCD, 2014, p. 17).
3.2. Personal preferences
Analyses of two types of …show more content…
(VCD, 2014)
As we can see, users of high-speed trains prefer above others the comfort of travel, at the same time the most attractive feature of coaches is the price of travel. But one should be aware, because the sample of both surveys differs drastically. For example, questions about travel with train were asked 1387 people. On the other hand, questions about coach services were given only to 288 people. That is why results cannot be so representative.
But apart of the personal preferences what do we know about the current state of awareness and acceptance of inter-city buses? As a survey shows, only 6% of interviewed have already used coaches. 40% of respondents said that they can consider the long-run buses as an item in use. 35% of people think that omnibuses are not an appropriate type of transport for the long trips (IfD Allensbach,
3.1. Travel time
One of the important factors of every trip is its duration. Trying to compare long-run trains and buses we should consider this factor as well. Due to the physical inclusion of the coaches in the traffic flow and limitation of speed to by 100 km/h they generally need more time than private cars to travel from point A to point B (Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz, 2013). On the other hand, trains do not have such limitation and on some links they can reach the speed of 300 km/h (Hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com, 2015). Therefore the possibility that trip on bus is faster than with an IC train falls close to the zero. As we can see from the research of “VerkehrsClubDeutschland” only on three from ten routes the time of travel with the private car is slightly shorter (max. 10 minutes or 7.5% of total travel time) than with a train. Bun in contrary to the private car train has lower prices for travels, as well as lower production of CO2 (VCD, 2014, p. 17).
3.2. Personal preferences
Analyses of two types of …show more content…
(VCD, 2014)
As we can see, users of high-speed trains prefer above others the comfort of travel, at the same time the most attractive feature of coaches is the price of travel. But one should be aware, because the sample of both surveys differs drastically. For example, questions about travel with train were asked 1387 people. On the other hand, questions about coach services were given only to 288 people. That is why results cannot be so representative.
But apart of the personal preferences what do we know about the current state of awareness and acceptance of inter-city buses? As a survey shows, only 6% of interviewed have already used coaches. 40% of respondents said that they can consider the long-run buses as an item in use. 35% of people think that omnibuses are not an appropriate type of transport for the long trips (IfD Allensbach,