The National Travel Survey is a household survey of personal travel by residents of England travelling within Great Britain, from data collected via interviews and a one week travel diary. Since the 1970s, the number of trips and time spent travelling per person per year have remained broadly stable, while distance travelled has grown. * Longer term trends reflect increasing access to cars, which is shown by both the increase of driving licence holding and car availability. * In recent years, there has been a steadily falling trend in trip rates. The average number of trips in 2014 was the lowest recorded. Car is the most common mode, accounting for 64% of trips and 78% of the distance travelled in 2014. * Walking accounts for 22% of trips, but is mainly predominant for very short distances. * Since the mid-1990s, walking and car trips have fallen while trips by surface rail and bus in London have increased. * The average distance cycled per person per year has increased by 26% since 1995/97. Shopping and personal business are the most common trip purposes, each accounting for almost 1 in 5 trips. * Leisure, including visits to friends, accounts for nearly 40% of distance travelled. * Since the mid-1990s, trips for shopping, commuting and visiting friends have fallen consistently. * Delivery of goods at home and homeworking, which have both increased since 2002, could have an impact on travel trends On average, women make more trips than men, but men travel 25% further, which is mostly due to more commuting mileage. * People in the highest household income group travel more than twice as far as people in the lowest. Most of the difference is due to car use. * Residents of rural areas travel around 50% further than urban residents and 90% further than London residents. individuals. (Author/publisher)
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