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SCOTTISH TRANSPORT STATISTICS No 23: 2004 Edition
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
The Scottish Executive publishes a series of reports and research summaries
based on transport research. Research Findings, Full Reports (and further information
about social research in the Scottish Executive) may be viewed on the Internet
at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch
The Reports may be purchased from The Stationery Office Bookshop - contact details
appear towards the foot of the page on Scottish Executive Transport Statistics
publications.
For copies of Research Findings and Reports, please contact us at:
Scottish Executive Social Research
3rd Floor West Rear
St Andrew’s House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
Tel: 0131 244 3759
Fax: 0131 244 5393
Email: socialresearch@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Web site (Research Findings and Reports are available online): www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch
Research published since the previous edition of Scottish Transport Statistics
are listed below:
Seat Belt Wearing in Scotland: A Second Study of Compliance (DD Research
Findings 2003 No 157)
The Scottish Executive commissioned The Halcrow Group
Ltd to undertake research to establish the current rate of compliance with seatbelt
wearing legislation, and whether there has been any significant change since
the first study of compliance carried out in 1997. The commissioned research
measured the rate of seat belt wearing by drivers of cars, vans and taxis, and
front and rear seat passengers (including children) in Scotland. This study
shows that current seat belt wearing rates in Scotland are 95% for drivers,
91% for front seat passengers and 78% for rear seat passengers.
Evaluation of the Drug Driving TV Advert (DD Research Findings 2003 No 159)
The
Scottish Executive and the Scottish Road Safety Campaign commissioned NFO Social
Research to carry out an evaluation of a recent TV advert aimed at discouraging
people from driving under the influence of drugs ('drug driving'). The research
consisted of a series of questions in the Scottish Opinion Survey (SOS) in June
2002, and a quota survey of a sample of current Scottish drivers between late
July and September 2002 to provide more detailed data on reactions to the advert
and on individual experiences of drug driving. In addition, a series of qualitative
interviews with 17-24 year old drivers and their friends were undertaken in
September 2002 to explore attitudes towards the advert in more detail.
Bus Passenger Satisfaction Survey (DD Research Findings 2003 No 164)
Colin
Buchanan and Partners were commissioned by the Scottish Executive in early 2002
to carry out two telephone interview surveys aimed at assessing bus passenger
satisfaction with and attitudes towards local bus services throughout Scotland.
These are the first in an intended series of surveys that will seek to monitor
changes in attitude and satisfaction and will be used to inform decision making
and policy development. This research findings relates to the surveys undertaken
in May and November 2002.
Bus Passenger Satisfaction 2003 (DD Research Findings 2004 No 178)
Findings
from the survey undertaken in 2003.
External-To-Vehicle Driver Distraction (DD Research Findings 2003 No 168)
In
an increasingly complex driving environment, the potential risk of driver distraction
is rising. Specifically, roadside advertising is increasingly prevalent, provocative
and explicit. It is important to know whether such advertising can distract
drivers from the task of safe driving. The Scottish Executive commissioned a
literature review on driver distraction to explore in more depth whether external
driver distraction is a significant factor in road accidents and to examine
existing knowledge and gaps on the relevant external factors that cause vehicle
accidents, with a view to identifying where further research might be carried
out.
Evaluation of Bikesafe Scotland (DD Research Findings 2003 No 169)
Bikesafe
Scotland is a multi-agency initiative aimed at reducing the number and severity
of crashes involving motorcyclists in Scotland. The Scottish Executive and the
Scottish Road Safety Campaign commissioned research to evaluate the initiative.
The research involved a before-and-after survey of motorcyclists who took part
in the Bikesafe Scotland Assessed Ride programme between mid-June and late-September
2002. A separate survey was carried out with people who took part in Bikesafe
in 2001. Desk-based analysis of accident statistics was carried out to examine
trends in motorcycle accidents in Scotland. Finally, the researchers conducted
a series of in-depth telephone interviews with representatives from the organisations
involved in running Bikesafe Scotland and with stakeholders from the motorcycle
industry.
The Speeding Driver: Who, How And Why? (DD Research Findings 2003 No 170)
The
Scottish Executive and the Scottish Road Safety Campaign commissioned research
to follow up previous studies in 1991, 1994 and 1996 on the causes and consequences
of speeding. The study consisted of: a review of national and international
literature; focus groups with drivers of different types of speeding driver;
interviews with crash-involved drivers; a review of recent anti-speeding campaigns
and initiatives in Scotland; an analysis of a sample of police records of speeding
offences; and an extensive household survey of over 1,000 Scottish car drivers.
Results were compared with previous studies. A comprehensive picture of the
attitudes and behaviours of speeding drivers in Scotland and of the association
between their speeding behaviours and their recent crash-history was compiled.
Barriers to model shift (DD Research Findings 2003 No 171)
This study
was commissioned to identify and examine the actual barriers that are preventing
car travellers from travelling by rail, bus, walking or cycling, or not undertaking
a journey at all. It sought to build on and input to the substantial quantity
of transport planning and analysis being undertaken for the Glasgow area involving
the strategies and local plans of the local councils and Strathclyde Passenger
Transport. The research was conducted by Derek Halden Consultancy between May
and December 2002 with assistance from Peter Jones at the University of Westminster.
Evaluation of the Children's Traffic Club in Scotland: New Nursery and Playgroup
Pack (DD Research Findings 2003 No 172)
In September 2002, ODS Ltd. was commissioned
by the Scottish Road Safety Campaign to carry out an evaluation of the Children's
Traffic Club in Scotland (CTCS) revised Nursery and Playgroup Pack launched
in November 2001. The aim of the evaluation was to assess the use and impact
of the educational resource pack and any effect it might have in raising awareness
of the CTCS.
Safely to School (DD Research Findings 2003 No 173)
The issue of road
safety is currently the focus of much activity by the Scottish Executive, local
authorities, schools, the police and various interest groups. It is also a prime
concern for parents. This report presents the findings from a seven-month study
of one such initiative _ the Safer Routes to School (SRTS) project - and examines
the ways in which it has been integrated into the school curriculum. The research
was commissioned in January 2003 by the Scottish Executive Development Department
and undertaken by a team from the Scottish Council for Research in Education
(SCRE) Centre and ODS. This summary draws together the main findings and implications
for Safer Routes and other road safety initiatives.
Children’s Attitudes to Sustainable Transport (DD Research Findings
2003 No 174)
The Scottish Executive commissioned research on children's and
young people's attitudes towards sustainable transport and transport choice
and how these attitudes are developed by schools, the informal education sector,
parents, and children's own experiences as transport users. The study consisted
of review of existing research, inputs from a wide range of experts and practitioners,
and the main fieldwork consisting of 12 case studies across a variety of Scottish
schools. Young people, their parents and teachers were engaged via qualitative
and quantitative research tools.
Scottish Strategic Rail Study- final report
The study brief was to identify
the costs and benefits of potential improvements to passenger rail services
in Central and North East Scotland and to outline the strategic priorities for
the railways in this part of the Country. The aim is to provide a strategy that
prioritises schemes according to their achievement of objectives and their relative
costs and benefits. The approach taken has therefore been to ask what it is
the stakeholders are hoping to achieve and how achievement would be measured,
before considering the types of schemes that could help achieve these
objectives. The study begins by defining high level "overarching objectives"
for the railway system. This can be thought of as a ‘vision for rail’.
Transferability of best practice in transport policy delivery : final report
A study of the typical transport objectives in regions across Europe and
the factors that combine to make their achievement more likely, and the transferability
of these factors to Scotland
Review of the Scottish Executive Road Safety Research Programme 1998-2003
The
Review summarises the contribution to road safety policy of the significant
amount of research commissioned by the Scottish Executive since 1998.
Attitudes to car use and modal shift in Scotland
The 2002 Scottish Social
Attitudes Survey was the fourth in a series of surveys run by the National Centre
for Social Research Scotland (NatCen Scotland), aimed at proving robust and
reliable measures of public attitudes in the devolved Scotland. The survey was
based on interviews with a representative sample of 1,665 Scottish adults, with
fieldwork carried out during the summer of 2002.
Monitoring the National Minimum Concessionary Fare (DD Research Findings
2004 No 179)
Colin Buchanan and Partners were commissioned in 2001 by the
Scottish Executive to monitor the introduction of the national minimum concessionary
fare. Free local off-peak concessionary bus travel was introduced in Scotland
on 30 September 2002 for women aged 60 and over and for men aged 65 and over.
On 1 April 2003 the entitlement to free travel was extended to men aged 60 –
64. The monitoring was undertaken as a before and after study involving a number
of survey instruments to collect a range of quantitative and qualitative information
regarding concessionary trip making. This Research Findings paper summarises
the final report and includes a full comparison of before and after comparisons
of concessionary travel behaviour and attitudes.
Transport Provision for Disabled People in Scotland
Progress since 1998 (DD Research Findings 2004 No 180)
In 1998, Reid Howie Associates was commissioned by the Scottish Office to undertake
research into transport provision for disabled people in Scotland. This follow
up research was commissioned by the Scottish Executive in 2003 to identify and
assess progress made by policy makers and transport operators since 1998 in
providing accessible transport for disabled people in Scotland.
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