Scottish Government

WHY DO PARENTS DRIVE THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL?

Sue Granville, Andra Laird,
Mike Barber & Fiona Rait

George Street Research

Scottish Executive Central
Research Unit 2002

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 HOW CHILDREN TRAVEL
TO AND FROM SCHOOL
1.3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
CHAPTER TWO
SUMMARY OF APPROACH
2.1 OVERVIEW
2.2 SECONDARY RESEARCH
2.3 PRIMARY RESEARCH
CHAPTER THREE
KEY FINDINGS OF DESK RESEARCH
3.1 INFLUENCES ON
MODAL CHOICE
3.2 BENEFITS OF WALKING AND
CYCLING TO SCHOOL
3.3 ROAD ACCIDENT RISKS OF
VARIOUS TRANSPORT MODES
3.4 PERSONAL SAFETY
CHAPTER FOUR
CURRENT INITIATIVES BEING
UNDERTAKEN BY SURVEY
SCHOOLS
CHAPTER FIVE
AN ASSESSMENT OF
ALTERNATIVES TO DRIVING
5.1 WALKING
5.2 CYCLING
5.3 BUSES AS A MODE OF
TRAVEL TO SCHOOL
5.4 TRAINS
CHAPTER SIX
CAR VERSUS OTHER TRAVEL
METHODS
6.1 THE BENEFITS OF CAR TRAVEL
6.2 COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORT MODES
CHAPTER SEVEN
EDUCATING AND INFORMING
PARENTS AND CHILDREN
7.1 MESSAGE STYLE AND CONTENT
7.2 DELIVERY OF MESSAGES
CHAPTER EIGHT
FUTURE RESEARCH TO MONITOR
ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR
CHAPTER NINE
KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
9.1 KEY FINDINGS
9.2 CONCLUSIONS
ANNEX ONE
TOPIC GUIDES
ANNEX TWO
REPORT OF DESK RESEARCH FINDINGS
ANNEX THREE
SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR FUTURE
QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT
REFERENCES

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do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.