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The overlap of work and non-work trips during peak and non-peak travel periods is
a signi
c congestion.
Most people might be surprised to learn that more than half of peak period
person trips in vehicles are
not
related
to work. On an average weekday non-work
trips constitute 56 % of trips during the AM peak travel period and 69 % of trips
during the PM peak (Fig.
5.5
).
cant factor in understanding the causes of and remedies for traf
Fig. 5.5 Time distribution of weekday trips by purpose
