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This bulletin presents collates a range of data sources to present the main transport trends in Scotland, including some comparisons with Great Britain (or the UK).
1 Main Points
1.1 The number of new vehicles registered in Scotland rose by 3 per cent to 251,000 in 2007 whilst the total number of vehicles on the roads increased by 2 per cent to 2.65 million in 2007 - the highest number ever recorded.
1.2 The volume of traffic on Scotland's roads rose by 1 per cent in 2007 to just over 44 billion (thousand million) vehicle kilometres, the highest figure yet and 15 per cent increase on 1997.
1.3 282 people were killed on Scotland's roads in 2007, 10 per cent less than in 2006. 2,598 were seriously injured in road accidents in 2007, a reduction of 12 per cent. There were a total of 16,056 road casualties in 2007, 7 per cent fewer than in 2006.
1.4 There were 482 million passenger journeys (boardings) on local bus services in Scotland in the 2006-07 financial year - an annual increase of 1 per cent.
1.5 The were a total number of 81.3 million passenger journeys on ScotRail services in the 2007-08 financial, 4.1 million (or 5 per cent) greater than 2006-07 and 45 per cent higher than 10 years earlier. Rail passenger numbers are at their highest level for more than 40 years.
1.6 There were 25.1 million air terminal passengers in 2007, around 0.7 million (3 per cent) more than in the previous year, and the highest level ever recorded.
1.7 In 2007, 68 per cent of people aged 17 or over had a full driving licence: 78 per cent of men compared to 60 per cent of women.
1.8 Over two-thirds of commuters travelled to work by car/van in 2007 (63 per cent as a driver and 6 per cent as a passenger), 12 per cent walked, 12 per cent by bus, 4 per cent by train, 2 per cent cycled and 2 per cent used other modes of transport. In 2007, 53 per cent of pupils walked to school, 21 per cent by bus, 22 per cent by car, 1 per cent cycled, 1 per cent by rail and 2 per cent used other means of transport.
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