On-demand traffic

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On-demand traffic is a term from traffic science and describes a mode of transport in which the means of transport only run or are put into operation when needed.

The term "on-demand traffic" applies to many forms of transport, for example:

• generally in freight transport (with the exception of scheduled transport in the freight forwarding industry, freight shipping lines and ferries), also in so-called tramp transport or with freight transport aircraft
• Airplane, bus and ship charter trips
• Special coatings , or in addition to the clocks of the line traffic inserted amplifier vehicles
• Special transport services for people with disabilities
• Cable car ropeways without a timetable or small ropeways that are started by the passengers themselves
• Amusement railways (strictly speaking amusement facilities are not counted as means of transport)

On-demand traffic in public transport

In public transport , on-demand traffic occurs both in occasional traffic and in scheduled traffic, whereby the means of transport sometimes only run after prior notification. On-demand means of transport are mainly used or used at times (evening hours, weekends) or on routes (rural areas, sparsely populated areas) on or on which only a few passengers are en route and serve as a supplement to the regular daytime service.

Examples

• A "shared call taxi" (AST) or a "call line taxi" (ALT) runs at times or in areas of low traffic according to the timetable on fixed lines from stop to stop, often to a freely selectable address in the destination area / to the front door.
• A "call bus or L-bus" usually does not have a fixed route. He drives from stop to stop, but the routes are determined by the driver within the service area according to the destination stops of the passengers.
• A “collective bus” travels from set stops to specific destinations (such as discos, events) and back.
• A “multi-bus” only drives from stop to stop when required and with prior notification.
• A “citizens bus” is driven by volunteer drivers and runs on routes that are not served by other public transport in order to improve the restricted mobility of older people, housewives, children and young people without their own vehicle.
• Repeater buses are used for trips that take place outside of the regular schedule.

• Ridepooling services

Approval by the traffic authorities

On-demand traffic in the sense of ride pooling (also called on-demand traffic) must be requested from the traffic authorities. The examination takes place according to the Passenger Transport Act . So far, this type of traffic has only been approved for a limited time in accordance with the experimentation clause in accordance with Section 2   (7) PBefG .

See also

• Special forms of public transport

literature

• Wuppertal Institute : Manual for planning flexible forms of operation in public transport: A contribution to securing services of general interest in areas with little demand . Ed .: Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research . Bonn 2009, ISBN 978-3-87994-038-7 ( bund.de [PDF; accessed on May 27, 2020]).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Special transport service (SFD). In: State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin. March 9, 2020, accessed May 27, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Buses on demand ( Memento from December 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Aachener Verkehrsverbund, glossary, accessed on August 23, 2011
3. ↑ Berlin Transport : The BerlKönig rolls through Berlin. September 7, 2018, accessed May 27, 2020 .