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Statistical Bulletin Transport Series Trn/2003/2 Bus and Coach Statistics: 2001-02
2. Background
2.1 This bulletin describes the trends in Scottish bus and coach services over the past ten financial years, from 1991-92 to 2001-02, using statistics which were provided by the Department for Transport. A summary table provides some key figures over a longer period, including 1985-86, the last full year prior to the deregulation of bus services outside London, which took place during 1986-87. The tables include, in many cases, comparable statistics for Great Britain and/or for "Great Britain outside London", where this is more appropriate.
2.2 This bulletin also provides Scottish Household Survey (SHS) statistics, for the calendar year 2001, and some earlier years, on the following topics: the accessibility and frequency of bus services; views on the quality of public transport; travel to work by bus and the possible use of public transport by those who travel to work by car; reasons for not using buses more often; the frequency of travelling by bus in the evening and how safe from crime passengers feel; and the proportion of adults' journeys which are made by bus. Due to the fact that the SHS is only designed to produce figures which are representative of each Local Authority for specified periods of 2 years, it is not possible to update some of the tables and charts. However, this will be done in next year's edition, when the results of the next two year period (for 2001/2002) are available.
2.3 The main changes in this edition are the addition of some results from the bus passenger satisfaction survey and a new table of SHS findings on the frequency of travel by bus in the evening and how safe from crime passengers felt.
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