Abstract
GIVEN THE UNCHANGING PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE SUBWAY CAR AND THE FACT THAT NO PIECE OF THIS TERRITORY MAY BE OWNED OR CLAIMED BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT, COMPETITION FOR SUBTERRITORIES WILL BE AN ESTABLISHED ASPECT OF PASSENGER BEHAVIOR. AS THE DENSITY OF THE CAR INCREASES AND AVAILABLE TERRITORIES DECREASE PEOPLE SEEM TO ENGAGE IN MORE SUBTLE FORMS OF DISTANCING BEHAVIOR. THE CONCEPT OF TERRITORIALITY MAY HELP EXPLAIN THE APPARENTLY STRONG PUBLIC RESISTANCE TO USING MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES INSTEAD OF CARS. URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE SUBWAY, SEEM TO MINIMIZE TERRITORIAL POSSIBILITIES, WHILE THE AUTOMOBILE PROVIDES A HIGH DEGREE OF MOVABLE, TERRITORIAL SECURITY.
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