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Two on-board surveys were conducted to determine how transit riders perceive transfers. The surveys were conducted before and after the imposition of a transfer in the middle of an existing bus route. Results of the surveys showed that riders perceive bus transit trips as significantly worse when the trip requires a transfer, even if transfer time is neglibible.
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Horowitz, Alan J. (1981). “Subjective value of time in bus transit level,”Transportation, 10:149–164.
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Civil Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 784, W153201, Milwaukee, U.S.A.
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Horowitz, A.J., Zlosel, D.J. Transfer penalties: Another look at transit riders' reluctance to transfer.Transportation10, 279–282 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00148463
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