Car Classification Based on Household Usage

To Capture Car Usage Patterns on Plural Ownership Era

Abstract

HOUSEHOLDS THAT OWN MANY CARS ARE INCREASING IN METROPOLITAN FRINGE AND LOCAL AREAS. THESE TREND ACCELERATES TO CHANGE CAR USAGE PATTERN OF HOUSEHOLDS. MOST OF THEM USE EACH CAR FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSE, DISTANCE, TIME, ETC. THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO CLARIFY THE CAR USAGE PATTERNS OF PLURAL CAR OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS. THE RESEARCH FIELD IS THE CITIES OF TSUKUBA AND TSUCHIURA. ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE ABOUT CAR USAGE PATTERN SHOWED THE HISTORICAL SUCCESSION OF CAR OWNERSHIP IS THE BEST CLASSIFICATION OF PLURAL CAR USAGE BY HOUSEHOLD.