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Table 12.3 Average length of journey by main mode
Scottish residents
|
|
1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
1997/99 |
|
miles | |||||
|
Walk |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
|
Bicycle |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
|
Driver of car, van or lorry |
8.4 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
|
Passenger in car, van or lorry |
8.4 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
9.3 |
|
Other private transport (eg motorcycle, private hire bus) |
9.4 |
10.4 |
11.8 |
13.0 |
15.3 |
|
Local bus |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
|
Surface Rail |
31.6 |
31.8 |
30.9 |
29.8 |
40.7 |
|
Taxi / minicab |
4.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
|
Other public transport (eg air, ferry, non-local bus) |
54.9 |
96.8 |
71.8 |
81.1 |
95.8 |
|
All modes |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
Table 12.4 Journeys per person per year by purpose
Scottish residents: average per head of population
|
|
1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
1997/99 | |||
|
Commuting |
180 |
174 |
162 |
166 |
163 | |||
|
Business |
27 |
38 |
31 |
37 |
33 | |||
|
Education |
102 |
72 |
69 |
73 |
62 | |||
|
Escort education |
16 |
29 |
21 |
37 |
25 | |||
|
Shopping |
189 |
237 |
239 |
222 |
230 | |||
|
Other personal business or other escort |
159 |
205 |
181 |
186 |
192 | |||
|
Visting friends at home |
123 |
156 |
151 |
137 |
136 | |||
|
Visiting friends elsewhere |
35 |
40 |
33 |
36 |
41 | |||
|
Sport / entertainment |
62 |
68 |
72 |
61 |
72 | |||
|
Holiday / day trip |
17 |
27 |
31 |
23 |
29 | |||
|
Other (including "just walk") |
63 |
66 |
50 |
51 |
75 | |||
|
All purposes |
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 12.5 Average distance travelled per person per year
by purpose
Scottish residents: average per head of population
|
|
1985/86 |
1989/91 |
1992/94 |
1995/97 |
1997/99 | |||
|
miles | ||||||||
|
Commuting |
980 |
1,084 |
1,061 |
1,299 |
1,359 | |||
|
Business |
527 |
691 |
680 |
669 |
674 | |||
|
Education |
162 |
163 |
144 |
171 |
196 | |||
|
Escort education |
23 |
36 |
34 |
72 |
78 | |||
|
Shopping |
541 |
712 |
746 |
919 |
1,054 | |||
|
Other personal business or other escort |
532 |
847 |
791 |
946 |
1,025 | |||
|
Visting friends at home |
765 |
1,287 |
940 |
1,154 |
1,098 | |||
|
Visiting friends elsewhere |
158 |
176 |
174 |
187 |
197 | |||
|
Sport / entertainment |
324 |
415 |
403 |
430 |
551 | |||
|
Holiday / day trip |
554 |
854 |
809 |
822 |
916 | |||
|
Other (including "just walk") |
85 |
68 |
40 |
49 |
78 | |||
|
All purposes |
4,652 |
6,333 |
5,823 |
6,719 |
7,224 | |||
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