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Travel patterns in Scotland Frank Dixon and Stephen Hinchliffe, Transport Statistics branch, Scottish Executive
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What we will cover Car availability and frequency of driving Frequency of walking and cycling, and use of buses Travel to work Travel to school Travel Diary results Publications
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Frequency of use of bus services (% of each age-group)
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SHS also asks Users’ views of aspects of bus services Infrequent / non-users’ reasons for not using buses more often Frequency of use of train services Users’ views of aspects of train services Frequency of use of evening bus and train services; perception of safety from crime
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Travel to work
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Travel to work %s for areas with at least 500 commuters in the 2001-02 sample
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Travel to work %s by annual net household income
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SHS also asks Reasons for use of mode of travel to work Whether car commuters could use public transport If they could, why they don’t If they couldn’t, why they can’t Mode of travel to work a year ago Reason for change of mode of travel to work
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Travel to school – %s by urban / rural
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Travel to school %s by annual net household income
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SHS also asks Reasons for use of mode of travel to school Whether pupils who go to school by car could use public transport If could, why they don’t If couldn’t, why they cannot
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Travel Diary Asks randomly-chosen adult about any journeys (of over ¼ mile / 5 minutes walk) made on the previous day: purpose mode of transport origin and destination start and end times other (e.g. congestion, car occupancy, parking)
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Main purposes of adults’ journeys (%) - 2003
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Adults’ main modes of transport S.I.M.D. classification of areas: 2003
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Adults’ journeys by distance car driver, bus, taxi and rail: 2003 (NB: Travel Diary excludes journeys under ¼ mile / 5 mins walk)
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Average car occupancy for drivers’ main purpose of travel: 2003
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Publication of SHS Transport results Transport Statistics bulletins Other Transport Statistics publications Available from Blackwell’s Bookshop www.scotland.gov.uk/transtat/latest www.scotland.gov.uk/transtat/latest Also included in SHS publications
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Household Transport Main results for Scotland (apart from Travel Diary) Car availability, possession of driving licences and frequency of driving Frequency of use of local bus and train services, and users’ views on aspects of them Frequency of walking and cycling, as means of transport and for pleasure or to keep fit Travel to work: mode of transport, reasons for use of mode, could car commuters use public transport, and why they don’t / can’t Travel to school Other topics, some of which may vary from edition to edition – e.g. Reported expenditure on fuel for cars How drivers make particular journeys, and could they use other means of transport Methods of obtaining journey planning information Place of work and working pattern Adults in full-time education - travel to place of study Whose car used to travel to work, and where parked Means of travel to work a year ago, and reasons for changes
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Transport across Scotland main results for Council areas (apart from Travel Diary) biennial Car availability, driving licences and frequency of driving Frequency of walking and cycling Availability and frequency of bus services Views on the convenience of public transport Travel to work Travel to school Other topics, some of which may vary from edition to edition – e.g. Perception of safety from crime when travelling in the evening Could car/van commuters use public transport Where commuters usually park
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SHS Travel Diary results journeys (over ¼ mile / 5 mins walk) reported by adults Some results for individual Council areas and/or Council groups Purpose of journey Main mode of transport Distance travelled, and duration of journey Time of day, and day of the week, of travel Car occupancy Other topics, some of which may vary from edition to edition – e.g.: Journey origins and destinations Journeys into and within Edinburgh and Glasgow Estimated trip rates
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Other Transport Statistics publications Bus and Coach Statistics more detailed analysis of bus-related questions – including: Availability and frequency of bus services Views on the quality of public transport Frequency of use of bus services Reasons for not using bus services more often Travel to work Frequency of evening travel by bus, and perception of safety from crime Other topics, some of which vary from edition to edition Scottish Transport Statistics contains some “key” results: Car availability and driving licences (chapter 1) Bus passengers’ views (chapter 2) Drivers’ experience of congestion (chapter 6) Freq. of driving, walking and cycling; travel to work and school (chapter 12)
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Which publication? Which edition? An Annex in Household Transport : lists all (non-Travel Diary) Transport topics shows in which years they were included in the SHS questionnaire identifies which editions of Household Transport, Transport across Scotland and Bus and Coach Statistics analyse them
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SHS publications which include Transport results SHS Annual Report Frequency of travelling by bus and train in the evening, and perceptions of safety from crime (chapter 4) Travel to work or adults’ education (chapter 5) Travel to school (chapter 5) Cars available to the household (chapter 6) Convenience of public transport, and other services (chapter 7) Topic Reports (forthcoming) Accessibility and Transport Modal Shift
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