- 2 million motor vehicles were licensed in Scotland in 1997,
around 32% more than 10 years earlier. (Table 11A1)
There were 467 million passenger journeys on local bus
services in 1996-97, 28% less than in 1986-87. (Table 11A3)
There were over 53,000 kilometres of public road in Scotland
at 1 April 1997, about one-seventh of which is within the area of the Highland Council. (Table 11B1)
There were around 25 million vehicle kilometres of traffic
on major roads (Motorways and A roads) in 1997. Cars accounted for 79% of the total. (Table 11B3)
In 1997, the total number of tolls levied for the Forth Road
Bridge was 8,824, around 51% more than 10 years earlier, (calculation based on unpublished
figures: see text) (Table 11C1)
The average weekly household expenditure on transport and
vehicles over the financial year 1996-97 was estimated to be more than twice the average
over the two years 1986/87. (Table
11C2)
In 1997, the number of fatalities and serious casualties
resulting from road accidents fell by 41% and 51% respectively, from the Government’s
1981-85 baseline targets. (Table
11D3)
There were162 million tonnes of goods lifted by road in
1996, 20% more than in 1987. (Table
11E1)
Over the past ten years, the number of rail passenger
journeys originating in Scotland has remained between 50 and 55 million per year. (Table 11F1)
There were14.4 million terminal passengers at Scottish
Airports in 1997, 85% more than 10 years earlier. (Table 11F3)
In 1997, the number of passengers carried on shipping
services within Scotland increased over the previous year by 1% to 5.6 million. The
longer-term trends are affected by the reduction in traffic that followed the opening of
the Skye Bridge in 1995. (Table
11G1)
Waterborne freight through Scottish ports fell by around 1%
in 1996 to 125 million tonnes. The two largest ports are Forth (around 46 million tonnes
in 1996) and Sullom Voe (38 million tonnes). (Table 11G6)
An average of nearly 6,400 miles was travelled per person
per year over the period 1993 to 1996. Cars accounted for over three-quarters (77%) of
this distance. The average distance travelled per person per year has increased by more
than a third (37%) between 1985/86 (under 4,700 miles) and 1993/96 (approaching 6,400
miles). (Table 11H1)
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