Research Article
Nov 1975
Analysis of Metered Taxi Fares
Authors: David Ghahraman, Dwight M.B. Baumann, and Tung Au, F.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 101, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper examines the rationale behind the pricing mechanism of conventional metered taxi fares and presents an analytical framework for combining the total distance traveled and the time elapsed on the basis of realistic approximations. This analytical framework suggests that the metered taxi fare calculation is equivalent to a linear combination of total distance traveled and total time elapsed with suitable weighting factors assigned to distance and time. The weights for distance and time are based on relatively simple parameters, only one of which, the average running speed, is not under the direct control of the taxi operator.
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Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 101 • Issue 4 • November 1975
Pages: 807 - 816
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1975
Published online: Feb 5, 2021
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David Ghahraman
Orad. Research Asst., Carnegie Inst. of Tech., Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dwight M.B. Baumann
Prof. of Mechanical Engrg. and Dir. of Center for Entrepreneurial Development, Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Pres. of Peoples Cab Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tung Au, F.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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