A WALKING STRATEGY FOR SCOTLAND
ANNEX B
Table 12.1 Trips per person per year by main mode
Scottish Residents: average per head of population
| 1985/86 | 1989/91 | 1992/94 | 1995/97 | 1998/2000 |
Walk | 420 | 383 | 344 | 303 | 302 |
Bicycle | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Driver of car, van or lorry | 228 | 342 | 352 | 371 | 407 |
Passenger in car, van or lorry | 156 | 219 | 204 | 228 | 210 |
Other private transport (e.g. motorcycle, private hire bus) | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Local Bus | 112 | 104 | 95 | 81 | 78 |
Surface Rail | 9 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
Taxi/minicab | 13 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 18 |
Other public transport (e.g. air, ferry, non-local bus) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
All modes | 972 | 1112 | 1040 | 1028 | 1058 |
Sample size (number of people) | 2560 | 2480 | 2092 | 2032 | 1926 |
Table 12.2 Average distance travelled per person per year by main mode (miles)
Scottish Residents: average per head of population
| 1985/86 | 1989/91 | 1992/94 | 1995/97 | 1998/2000 |
Walk | 251 | 229 | 182 | 177 | 175 |
Bicycle | 17 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 31 |
Driver of car, van or lorry | 1921 | 2731 | 2771 | 3214 | 3530 |
Passenger in car, van or lorry | 1306 | 1949 | 1772 | 1981 | 1947 |
Other private transport (e.g. motorcycle, private hire bus) | 177 | 188 | 170 | 156 | 185 |
Local Bus | 427 | 390 | 438 | 406 | 429 |
Surface Rail | 285 | 468 | 154 | 256 | 479 |
Taxi/minicab | 62 | 51 | 34 | 35 | 75 |
Other public transport (e.g. air, ferry, non-local bus) | 206 | 309 | 285 | 470 | 358 |
All modes | 1652 | 6333 | 5823 | 6719 | 7210 |
Table 12.3 Average length of journey by main mode (miles)
Scottish Residents:
| 1985/86 | 1989/91 | 1992/94 | 1995/97 | 1998/2000 |
Walk | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Bicycle | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
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 (e.g. motorcycle, private hire bus) | 9.4 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 16.3 |
Local Bus | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
Surface Rail | 31.6 | 31.8 | 30.9 | 29.8 | 36.4 |
Taxi/minicab | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
Other public transport (e.g. air, ferry, non-local bus) | 54.9 | 96.8 | 71.8 | 81.1 | 70.3 |
All modes | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 |