ECMT Round Tables Holiday Traffic Report of the Forty-Fourth Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 7-8 December 1978

This specialized analysis tackles the persistent challenge of holiday traffic congestion, offering a detailed examination of the supply and demand imbalances that plague road networks during peak travel periods. Drawing from a European ministerial conference, the text provides a rigorous, policy-oriented look at the economic and logistical pressures created by seasonal travel surges. It moves beyond simply identifying the problem to systematically explore potential solutions for managing these predictable yet disruptive traffic flows.

The book's strength lies in its authoritative, data-driven approach, making it an essential resource for urban planners, transport policymakers, and students of logistics rather than the general traveler. By compiling expert insights from a multinational forum, it delivers a comparative perspective on what strategies have been tested across different European contexts. Readers seeking a technical foundation for understanding and mitigating seasonal gridlock will find this a substantive and impactful resource.