Research and analysis
Understanding the drivers of road travel: trends in and factors behind roads use
Sets out evidence of road traffic trends and the factors driving them.
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皇冠体育app evidence review shows that the recent levelling off in traffic growth masks different trends for different vehicles, areas, road types and population groups.
皇冠体育app review assessed evidence on 10 broad explanatory factors to consider how each has contributed to the change in travel trends, including:
- economic
- demographic
- social
- technological
皇冠体育app findings suggest that there is reasonable evidence that these help explain the fall in average distance travelled by car in the areas of:
- the effect of incomes
- costs
- company car use
- urbanisation
皇冠体育app report includes possible implications for future traffic growth, across different groups and locations affected.
Updates to this page
Published 15 January 2015