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The average journey lengths for leisure, commuting, shopping and education have all increased. The number of trips per person per year by car increased by 20 per cent in the second half of the 1980s, but by only a further 5 per cent in the last decade.
Between 1985-6 and 2002, the percentage of children aged 5 - 16 travelling to school by car doubled from 16 to 32 per cent. Walking is still the main way for children to get to school even though the percentage walking fell from 56 per cent in 1985-6 to 44 per cent in 2002.
Distances travelled increased for all income groups, with the largest increase being for the lowest income group. However, those in the highest income group still travelled more than 3 times as far as those in the lowest.| Ref No | Indicator | QOLC 1999 | QOLC Updated Assessment | ||||
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| H11 | Road traffic (headline) | Traffic volume | |
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| G1 | Passenger travel by mode | |
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| G2 | How children get to school | |
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| G3 | Average journey length by purpose | |
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| G4 | Traffic congestion | |
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| G5 | Distance travelled relative to income | |
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