5. Public Transit and Rail

Paratransit — Quiz

Test your understanding of paratransit with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

A paratransit agency’s annual operating cost is \1,200,000, with fixed costs of 60% and a variable cost of \$1.50 per vehicle-mile. Last year, the fleet accrued 800,000 vehicle-miles. What is the average cost per vehicle-mile?

Question 2

If each of 20 paratransit vehicles is available 12 hours/day but actively serves passengers for 9 hours/day, what is the fleet utilization rate?

Question 3

A software upgrade reduces deadheading from 30% to 15% of annual mileage. If the system logs 500,000 vehicle-miles/year, how many deadhead miles are saved?

Question 4

Under ADA On-Time Performance guidelines, a paratransit provider cannot require riders to schedule trips more than how many minutes before or after their desired departure time?

Question 5

An agency’s annual operating cost is \$2,000,000, fare revenue is \$600,000, and it provides 400,000 rides. What is the subsidy per ride?