Transport and Travel in Scotland 2010

Summarises a broad range of transport statistics including road vehicles, traffic, casualties, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport and personal travel as well as providing some comparisons with GB figures. Further breakdowns of Scottish Household Survey transport data including households' access to cars and bikes, frequency of driving, modes of travel to work and school, use and opinions of public transport and access to services are also presented.


Table 22: [Traffic Growth] Concerns with traffic growth, 2007-2010

(a) How concerned a bout increased traffic on roads
All
column percentages
Very concerned 16
Quite concerned 37
Not very concerned 26
Not at all concerned 19
Don't know 2
Sample Size (=100%) 12,440
(b) Cause of concern
All
column percentages
Increased Traffic Volume 54
Increased Travel Times 45
Damage to Environment 33
Impact on Road Safety 29
Impact on Road Condition 17
Parking Problems 13
Impact on Social/Health Factors 13
Other 6
Sample Size (=100%) 6,645

Table 23: [Road Rage] Incidents of road rage directed at respondents in past year, 2007-2010

0 1 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 10 10 + Sample Size (=100%)
row percentages
Number of times experienced incidents of road rage directed at you 56 24 9 4 7 14,789
Number of times believed to be threat to personal safety 77 19 2 1 1 6,042
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