ABSTRACT
Modal split can be defined as the proportionate division of the total number of person trips between different methods or modes of travel. It can be expressed numerically as a fraction, ratio or percentage of the total number of trips. The choice of a particular mode of travel in urban areas is neither a static nor a random process. It is influenced either singly or collectively by many factors such as speed, journey length, comfort, convenience, cost, reliability of alternative modes, the availability of specific travel modes, town size, age, and composition, and the socio-economic status of the persons making the journeys. The travel-time ratio between competing modes be used as a measure of journey length. Home-based journeys generally given rise to more public transport journeys than non-home-based journeys, while home-based school and work journeys have a higher rate of public transport usage than home-based shopping journeys.
