car share survey-deadline Monday May 15 (PM)

From: "Cameron,Peggy [Dartmouth]" <Peggy.Cameron@EC.GC.CA>
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Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 08:46:10 -0300
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Hello Folks:
As you may know a few members of the Transportation Issues Committee at EAC
are working on a proposal to fund a car-share for the HRM Peninsula.  We
have prepared a short survey and would like to have it distributed to the
CNNA members.  There is a relatively tight deadline on the proposal so we
are looking for a very quick turn around.  I'd like to get responses in
by this coming Monday, May 15.  I am aware that having it distributed
through email will leave a lot of people but this is very preliminary.  

There is an introduction about what a car share is as part of the survey.
One of our principal objectives is to support more sustainable
transportation
by having people either eventually give up their car or not have a second
car. 
Surveys of car share members in other areas indicate that 1 car share
replaces 
5 individually owned cars and that people who are members of car shares are
much 
more likely to use other forms of transportation such as public transit, 
cycling, rollerblading, walking etc.

According to most recent figures from the CAA, in Canada the average
cost of owning and operating a car (excluding parking) is about $8,000.
Even
more startling is information from Stats Canada "The Daily" (Wednesday,
April
5,2000)Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey (1999 and fourth quarter
1999(preliminary)) which indicates the following cheery news:

Consumers spent more on motor vehicles and related parts and services in
1999 than they did on food, non-alcoholic beverages, and clothing and
footwear combined.  
Of every $100 of retail spending in 1999, Canadians purchased $35.70
worth of motor vehicles and related parts and services, $19.50 worth of
food and non-alcoholic beverages, and $9.70 worth of clothing, accessories
and footwear.

Bruce Wark has done a lot of analyses of the costs of cars to society
and estimates the annual cost of traffic accidents in Nova Scotia is $275
million.

Note:  To fill out the survey simply forward the message to me
<peggy.cameron@ec.gc.ca>  and then complete the survey within the
existing text.  

Please note also that **confidentiality is assured and no
information will be released in association with any names**.  The survey is
merely
intended to determine the level of interest and target group as a
support for our proposal.

Thanks-Peggy



_______________________________________________________________

CAR SHARE SURVEY

Introduction

The concept of car-sharing has become gradually more acceptable to the
general public as more and more examples of successful car-share
organizations are covered by national media.  Since 1988, the community of
Swiss, German and Dutch car-sharers has grown continuously: some 200
car-share organizations supply about 1000 cars for a total of 15,000 users.
In Canada, car-share organizations exist in Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa,
Toronto, Guelph, Vancouver and Victoria.  The oldest of these is Quebec’s
AutoCom which now has a fleet of 20 cars serving about 200 members.

Car sharing is a service that gives members 24-hour access to a car, parked
in their neighbourhood, for periods as short as one hour or as long as you
need.  The fixed cost of car ownership i.e. financing, insurance, taxes,
registration and maintenance are shared.

· Cars are booked with a simple phone call
· Members pick up the car and drop it off at the agreed time.  The cars are
parked conveniently near members’ homes
· A trip log in the car is  filled out after each trip to track time and
distance, and to note if any maintenance is required.
· A monthly itemized bill of your car use is provided, just like a utility
bill.
· Fuel costs are included! Members refill the gas tank if it falls below
"1/2", but attach the receipt to the trip log for reimbursement on their
monthly bill.
· All administration, vehicle financing, insurance and maintenance is
handled by the car-share organization.
· Members also receive discounts when renting cars or using the bus.
· Due to insurance requirements, you must be 23 years of age and have a
clean driving record to join.


____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________
Section 1: Personal Information

This section is designed to help us understand who car-sharers are.  If you
prefer not to answer any question, please feel free to omit it.

1.	Name:

2.	Address:

3.	Age	 23-30	  31-45	  46-60	  60 plus

4.	Income bracket 
 
  under $10,000
  $10,000-$19,999		  $60,000-$69,999
  $20,000-$29,999		  $70,000-$79,999
  $30,000-$39,999		  $80,000-$89,999
  $40,000-$49,999		  $90,000-$99,999
  $50,000-$59,999		  $100,000 and over

5.	Do you have a valid NS Drivers License?
  Yes		  No

6.	Do you currently own a car for personal use? 
   Yes		   No

8. How many kilometres per year do you estimate that you use your car? 
(According to CAA the average for a personal vehicle is 18,000 Km) 

	   5-10,000 Km	   10-15,000 Km	   15-20,000 Km
	  20-25,000 Km	   Over 25,000 Km

8.	Do you need your car to commute to work?
  Yes		  No

9.	Which of the following modes of transportation do you use for work
or errands?
  walk	   bicycle	   bus		   borrowed car	   taxi
   rented car		   car pool

10.	Do you purchase bus tickets or a pass? 
   every month	   only in winter	   occasionally	   never

11.	If you had access to a car-share vehicle at a lower overall cost
than a personal car and with the following procedures as conditions of use,
would you be interested in becoming a member? 
· Maximum of 10 minutes walk from your residence to pick-up and drop-off
car.
· Requirement to fill our log book for each use.
· Monthly billing for use.
· Requirement to book car for a specified period of time

   Yes		   No

12. Research tells us that a car-share vehicle produces 50% less pollution
than a privately owned vehicle per driver.  Is this a factor in your choice
of transportation?
   Yes		   No
Comments ______________________________________________________________.

13.	A person relying on a car share as their primary automotive
transport, might spend on average $1,500/year as compared to an average of
$8,000/year for a personal vehicle (CAA estimate, not including parking).
Would this affect your decision to use a car-share service? 
   Yes		   No
Comments_______________________________________________________________ 

14.	If this service proved reliable and economical, do you think that
you might:

   Use a car more frequently than you do now? 
   Sell your present car?
   Refrain from buying a car?
   Refrain from buying a second family car?
   None of the above
   Other: _______________________________________________________________



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