Car Usage

The amount of Car Usage in a nation measures how many miles per year the average household travels by car. Excessive car usage is a universally negative statistic, as it reduces Air Quality by up to 22% and increases CO2 Emissions and Oil Demand by up to 50%. Car usage also affects the number of Motorists, with high usage leading to more motorists and low usage leading to less. It also increases Traffic Congestion and Petrol Tax and Toll Road income. It has a detrimental effect on the Environment. It contributes to the Asthma Epidemic.

Car Usage is raised by GDP and Road Building, and is lowered by Petrol Tax, Toll Roads, Rail Usage and Bus Usage.

Car Usage is a transport simulation value in Democracy 3.

Description
''A measure of how many miles per year the average household travels by car. High car usage can cause pollution, but is inevitable in a booming economy with poor provision of public transport.''

Causes
Default: 60%

Voter groups

 * Poor Earnings
 * Middle Earnings
 * High Earnings

Simulation values

 * GDP {0+(0.4*x)}
 * Rail Usage {0-(0.35*x)}
 * Bus Usage {0-(0.35*x)}

Policies

 * Petrol Tax
 * Road Building
 * Telecommuting Initiative
 * Cycling Campaign
 * Car-Pooling Campaign
 * Bicycle Subsidies

Voter groups

 * Motorist(Membership) {-0.4+(0.8*x)}

Simulation values

 * The Environment {0-(0.22*x)}
 * CO2 Emissions {0+(0.5*x)}
 * Oil Demand {0+(0.3*x)}

Situations

 * Traffic Congestion.
 * Asthma Epidemic.

Policies

 * Biofuel Subsidies cost
 * Car Tax income
 * Clean Fuel Subsidy cost
 * Hybrid Cars Initiative cost; effects on The Environment {0.02+(0.12*x)^CarUsage}
 * Petrol Tax income