Editing Single-occupancy vehicle

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A '''single-occupancy vehicle''' ('''SOV''') is a privately operated [[vehicle]] whose only occupant is the driver. The drivers of SOVs use their vehicles primarily for personal travel, daily commuting and for running errands. The types of vehicles include, but are not limited to, [[sport utility vehicle]]s (SUVs), [[light-duty truck]]s, and any combination thereof, along with all the various van and car sizes, but would  generally be taken to exclude [[human-powered vehicle]]s such as bicycles. This term is used by [[transportation engineering|transportation engineers]] and [[transportation planning|planners]].  SOVs contrast with [[high-occupancy vehicle]]s (HOV), which have two or more occupants.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104044156/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/82391565.html?dids=82391565:82391565&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01,+2001&author=Charles+Komanoff.+Charles+Komanoff+is+a+trustee+of+the+Tri-State+Transportation+Campaign,+a+non-profit+group.&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Giuliani+Puts+Brakes+on+Car+Culture&pqatl=google Newsday Oct 1, 2001]</ref><ref>Mannering, Fred L., Walter P. Kilareski, and Scott S. Washburn. Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis. New Delhi: Wiley-India, 2009.</ref><ref>National Research Council (U.S.). Special Report - Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1974.</ref> Keep in mind that SOV in this context refers to a status and usage, not the vehicle type. 

==See also==
*[[Carpool]]

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