Abstract
The major factors currently affecting the physical transport system and the user behaviour which determines the travel demands will not necessarily be the same in a few years. Vehicles, work, shopping and leisure changes, traveller and freight movement requirements are all examined, and the influence on the road and road transport system are considered. The alterations to the patterns of work, time use and location that are already visible are considered, as are both the factors causing the changes and the actual nature of effects.