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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	1997/99
Walk	420	383	344	303	301
Bicycle	12	9	8	8	13
Driver of car, van or lorry	228	342	352	371	400
Passenger in car, van or lorry	156	219	204	228	223
Other private transport (eg motorcycle, private hire bus)	19	18	14	12	13
Local bus	112	104	95	81	78
Surface Rail	9	15	5	9	10
Taxi / minicab	13	19	13	11	17
Other public transport (eg air, ferry, non-local bus)	4	3	4	6	4
All modes	972	1,112	1,040	1,028	1,059
Sample size (number of people)	2,560	2,480	2,092	2,032	1,802

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	1997/99
miles
Walk	251	229	182	177	188
Bicycle	17	18	17	24	33
Driver of car, van or lorry	1,921	2,731	2,771	3,214	3,485
Passenger in car, van or lorry	1,306	1,949	1,772	1,981	2,060
Other private transport (eg motorcycle, private hire bus)	177	188	170	156	203
Local bus	427	390	438	406	416
Surface Rail	285	468	154	256	389
Taxi / minicab	62	51	34	35	54
Other public transport (eg air, ferry, non-local bus)	206	309	285	470	396
All modes	4,652	6,333	5,823	6,719	7,224

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