A telephone survey was conducted in the Denver area to investigate the effects of bias of multi-car ownership on the usage of public transit. Results indicated that 41 multi-car owners made fewer transit trips after the purchase of additional cars, although they gave transit more consideration as a transportation alternative before the purchase (n = 133).
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