Why do people select one transportation mode over another for th

Why do people select one transportation mode over another for their business and pleasure/personal trips? Many theories have been put forward on mode selection decision processes. Most theorists, however, consistently identify availability, frequency, cost/price,speed/time, and comfortuxury/ as the mode decision variables. Other factors that have been suggested are safety, convenience, ground services, terminal facilities and locations, status and prestige, and departure and arrival times. People in different segments of the travel market place varying degrees of value or utility on these criteria. For example, a business departure/arrival times may be all-important to the business traveler, while cost/price may be the pleasure traveler's first criterion.
【正确答案】：(P133)为什么人们在外出公务旅行和休闲/私人旅行时选择此种交通工具而非彼种交通工具?已提出的有关交通方式选择过程的理论有很多。但大多数理论家一直把以下几点视为选择交通方式的可变因素:可用性、频率、费用/价格、速度/时间、舒适/豪华程度。提出的其他因素有:安全、便捷、地面服务、终点站设施和位置、地位和声誉、离站(港)时间和到站(港)时间。旅游市场上不同类型的旅游者对这些标准有不同的价值和效用评判。例如:公务旅行者和休闲旅行者就不可能具有同样的价值判断。速度/时间和进出站(港)时间对于公务旅行者来说可能都很重要,而费用/价格可能是休闲型旅行者选择交通工具的首要标准。