Pre-Interview letter and envelope

Are you concerned about traffic? Travel and traffic have increased everywhere. The U. S. Department of Transportation is conducting a survey of people all across the nation to better understand travel and evaluate plans for the future. The National Household Travel Survey is about how we travel in our daily lives. We are interested in all of the ways that you travel from one place to another, including trips by car, bus, train, airplane, and boat, as well as walking and bicycling trips.

In about a week, an interviewer for the National Household Travel Survey will call and ask some questions about you and your household. Your participation is voluntary, and we promise that any personal or identifying information will be kept confidential.

This survey is so important for the future of our nation’s transportation that we have included a small token of our appreciation. You are unique, and no one can substitute for you. Each selected household represents about 4,000 other households. Together you and the other participants will help provide an accurate picture of how we travel.

For more information about the survey, you may visit our website at: www.bts.gov/nhts

If you have any questions, you may call our survey manager, Mark Freedman, at 1-888-813-7447. You may also contact Susan Liss, our project manager at the U.S. Department of Transportation at 1-800-307-8243.

I would like to thank you in advance for your participation.

Sincerely yours,

Norman Y. Mineta
Secretary of Transportation