Drive to the outskirts of a city, leave your car in a car park and transfer to underground or suburban trains to ride into the city centre. This is how Park and Ride works - a practical option for car drivers. Park and Ride schemes are designed to prevent congestion in the city centres and come with the added benefit of saving costs and time for motorists. But like everything else in Europe, the schemes vary considerably in the different countries as regards their name, signposting and pricing.

Together with 18 European partner clubs German automobile club ADAC had a closer look at Park and Ride facilities in the framework of the EuroTest programme.

Press Release - EuroTest study on Park & Ride: European hotchpotch or hotspots? (continue here)

Survey Results
Park & Ride jungle in Europe: Seek and you shall find
Different signs, different designs, some free, some cheap, some expensive - this is Park and Ride in Europe. As multi-coloured as life in the individual countries is the array of Park and Ride sites in European cities. These are the findings of a study conducted by ADAC and 19 automobile clubs in 22 major European cities. For the survey, experts of the city administrations and representatives of local public transport were interviewed. (continue here)

Methodology: How we conducted the survey
Drive to the outskirts of a city, leave your car in a car park and transfer to underground or suburban trains to ride into the city centre. This is how Park and Ride works - a practical option for car drivers. Park and Ride schemes are designed to prevent congestion in the city centres and come with the added benefit of saving costs and time for motorists. (continue here)

P+R Signs in Europe
Names and signs to point out Park and Ride facilities in Europe vary considerably. Every country concocts its own brew not even coinciding in the "P+R" name. The following examples from the countries included in the test illustrate this. (continue here)

Factsheet
Results in graphics 

What is Park & Ride
Poor public transport connectivity is one of the main reasons why commuters avoid using public means of transport to ride to work. This is the result of an international survey conducted by the human resources solutions provider Kelly Services in 2007. And: Only 40 percent of respondents use public means of transport to reach their place of employment. (continue here)

Demands: Define clear minimum standards in Europe

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