Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition
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Table 11.6 Average length of trip by purpose
Scottish residents *
1998 / 1999 |
2000 / 2001 |
2002 / 2003 |
2004 / 2005 |
2006 / 2007 |
2008 / 2009 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
miles |
||||||
Commuting |
7.8 |
8.9 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
Business |
21.0 |
27.0 |
23.1 |
23.6 |
21.4 |
20.6 |
Education |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
Escort education |
3.4 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
Shopping |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
Other escort |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
Other personal business |
5.2 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
Visting friends at home |
7.7 |
7.0 |
8.6 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
Visiting friends elsewhere |
5.2 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
Sport / entertainment |
8.1 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
Holiday / day trip |
33.5 |
28.2 |
30.4 |
27.8 |
27.9 |
28.5 |
Other (including just walk) |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
All purposes |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
* See footnotes for table 11.1
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