Statistical Bulletin Transport Series – Transport and Travel in Scotland 2011

This bulletin summarises a range of transport statistics in Scotland to highlight the main trends and present the results of the 2011 Scottish Household Survey transport questions in context. Some comparisons with Great Britain (or the UK) are also included.

Main points
• The estimated total volume of traffic on Scotland’s roads in 2011 was more than 43
billion vehicle kilometres – 0.2% less than 2010 and continuing the downward trend since a peak of 44.7 billion vehicle kilometres in 2007.

• In 2011 there were around 202,000 new vehicle registrations in Scotland, a decrease of 3.1% on 2010, continuing the downward trend since a peak of 263,000 in 2004.

• More people are walking. 63% of respondents had walked at least a quarter of a mile as a means of transport in the past seven days, an increase from 55% in 2001. 54% of respondents had walked at least a quarter of a mile for pleasure in the past seven days in 2011. This is an increase from 43% in 2001.

• 35% of households had access to at least one bicycle for adult use in 2011.

• 85% of respondents felt that public transport was very or fairly convenient to access in 2011