Table 12.1 Journeys per person per year by main mode Scottish residents: average per head of population
|
1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
|
| Walk |
420 |
383 |
344 |
303 |
| Bicycle |
12 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
| Driver of car, van or lorry |
228 |
342 |
352 |
371 |
| Passenger in car, van or lorry |
156 |
219 |
204 |
228 |
| Other private transport (eg motorcycle, private hire bus) |
19 |
18 |
14 |
12 |
| Local bus |
112 |
104 |
95 |
81 |
| Surface Rail |
9 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
| Taxi / minicab |
13 |
19 |
13 |
11 |
| Other public transport (eg air, ferry, non-local bus) |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
| All modes |
972 |
1,112 |
1,040 |
1,028 |
| Sample size (number of people) |
2,560 |
2,480 |
2,092 |
2,032 |
Table 12.2 Average distance travelled per person per year by main mode Scottish residents: average per head of population
|
1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
|
|
miles |
||||
| Walk |
251 |
229 |
182 |
177 |
| Bicycle |
17 |
18 |
17 |
24 |
| Driver of car, van or lorry |
1,921 |
2,731 |
2,771 |
3,214 |
| Passenger in car, van or lorry |
1,306 |
1,949 |
1,772 |
1,981 |
| Other private transport (eg motorcycle, private hire bus) |
177 |
188 |
170 |
156 |
| Local bus |
427 |
390 |
438 |
406 |
| Surface Rail |
285 |
468 |
154 |
256 |
| Taxi / minicab |
62 |
51 |
34 |
35 |
| Other public transport (eg air, ferry, non-local bus) |
206 |
309 |
285 |
470 |
| All modes |
4,652 |
6,333 |
5,823 |
6,719 |
Table 12.3 Average length of journey by main mode Scottish residents
|
1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
|
|
miles |
||||
| Walk |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Bicycle |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
| Driver of car, van or lorry |
8.4 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
8.7 |
| Passenger in car, van or lorry |
8.4 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
| Other private transport (eg motorcycle, private hire bus) |
9.4 |
10.4 |
11.8 |
13.0 |
| Local bus |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
| Surface Rail |
31.6 |
31.8 |
30.9 |
29.8 |
| Taxi / minicab |
4.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
| Other public transport (eg air, ferry, non-local bus) |
54.9 |
96.8 |
71.8 |
81.1 |
| All modes |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.5 |