Research Article

Analyzing Household Vehicle Ownership in the Japanese Local City: Case Study in Toyota City

Table 1

Classification method of vehicle types used in the 5th Person Trip Survey.

ClassificationSubclassificationDefinition

Passenger carsLight motor vehiclesLength ≤ 3.48 m, width ≤ 1.48 m, height ≤ 2.00 m, displacement ≤ 660 cc, capacity ≤ 4 seats
Ordinary motor vehiclesOthers

TrucksSmall trucks(1) Light motor trucks (length ≤ 3.48 m, width ≤ 1.48 m, height ≤ 2.00 m, displacement ≤ 660 cc, cargo capacity ≤ 350 kg
(2) Compact vans
Ordinary trucksOthers

Light motor trucks and compact vans are merged into small trucks from the 3rd Person Trip Survey (1991).