A Walking Strategy for Scotland: A Consultation Document

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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

Page updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2006