Table 12: National estimates of distances travelled by mode and purpose
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| Trip purpose |
National estimates
travel mode (100 million km travelled) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle
driver |
Vehicle
passenger |
Bicycle |
Public transport |
Taxi |
Other Note 1 |
Total Note 2 |
|
|
Home Note 3 |
86.8 |
54.4 |
1.1 |
6.6 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
155.5 |
|
Work (main job) |
43.9 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
Note 5 |
1.0 |
52.1 |
|
Work other job |
1.5 |
.5 |
Note 5 |
Note 5 |
Note 5 |
Note 5 |
2.3 |
|
Employers business |
27.0 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Note 5 |
5.3 |
35.5 |
|
Education |
3.5 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
Note 5 |
0.2 |
13.5 |
|
Shopping |
22.9 |
14.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
Note 5 |
0.3 |
38.9 |
|
Personal |
13.5 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
Note 5 |
1.2 |
21.5 |
| Note 4 | |||||||
|
Social recreational |
53.6 |
58.8 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
118.4 |
|
Accompanying others |
20.7 |
16.9 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Note 5 |
Note 5 |
38.3 |
|
Total |
273.2 |
164.6 |
2.9 |
17.9 |
1.5 |
16.1 |
476.1 |
Adapted from 1997/98 Household Travel Survey LTSA Travel Survey Report, Table R3.
Notes:
1 Other includes trips by ferry plane and those recoded as 'other' on the survey forms (boat, horse, electric wheelchair).
2 Totals are calculated before rounding and include 0.67 million trips for which mode was not coded.
3 Home includes all trips ending at home, including returning from work, education, etc.
4 Personal includes personal business or service trips such as medical, dental, social welfare.
5 Estimates could not be made due to sample size.
6 Distance of walk trips is not recorded.
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