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Pilot National Travel Survey 2009

Pilot National Travel Survey 2009. Summary Findings Prepared by Mairead Griffin. Introduction. Aim of survey was to collect data on the following: Number of journeys Reasons for making journeys Mode(s) of transport used Duration and distance travelled Time journey commenced and ended

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Pilot National Travel Survey 2009

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  1. Pilot National Travel Survey 2009 Summary Findings Prepared by Mairead Griffin

  2. Introduction • Aim of survey was to collect data on the following: • Number of journeys • Reasons for making journeys • Mode(s) of transport used • Duration and distance travelled • Time journey commenced and ended • Supplementary information • Survey conducted during the period October 2009 – January 2010

  3. Survey design • NTS designed as a module to the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) • Surveyed individuals aged 18 or over • Each participant assigned a ‘travel reference period’ • Participants issued with a travel diary • If no travel diary completed, details on travel for the 24 hour period ending the day of the interview were collected instead

  4. Average journey profile and travel patterns • Respondents made an average of 2.4 journeys a day • The average journey took 24 minutes to complete • Average distance travelled per journey was 13 kilometres • Respondents made 17 journeys and spent 403 minutes (6 hours and 43 minutes) travelling 221 kilometres per week

  5. Journeys – some basic findings • 70% of all journeys take less than 30 minutes to complete (39% less than 15 minutes) • Just 8% of journeys ≥ 60 minutes • 41% of journeys are < 4 kilometres • 41% of journeys are > 8 kilometres

  6. How people travel (Main mode of travel)

  7. Mode of travel by vehicle ownership/regular usage

  8. Percentage distribution of weekly kilometres by mode of travel

  9. Why People Travel

  10. Percentage distribution of weekly kilometres by why people travel

  11. Distance travelled and travel time by mode • Journeys by car drivers - 14 kilometres/23 minutes • Journeys by car passengers – 18 kilometres/27 minutes • Bus journeys – 14 kilometres/43 minutes • Walk – 2 kilometres/17 minutes

  12. Weekly travel profile by mode of travel for the population Q409

  13. Weekly travel profile by journey purpose for population Q409

  14. Urban/rural differences • Rural respondents made fewer journeys but travelled further than urban respondents Journeys per week: • Rural = 16 journeys • Urban = 18 journeys Average journey distance: • Rural = 18 kilometres • Urban = 10 kilometres No significant difference in average journey duration: • Rural = 24 minutes • Urban = 23 minutes

  15. Gender differences • No difference in number of journeys • Male journeys 36% longer at 15 kilometres compared to 11 kilometres for females • Males travelled 71 kilometres more per week than females (257 kilometres for males compared to 186 kilometres for females) • 12% of female journeys were made as car passengers compared to 5% for males • 26% of female journeys were less than 2 kilometres compared to 19% for males

  16. Regional differences (Dublin and outside Dublin) • Journeys made by Dublin respondents were just 60% of the length of journeys made by respondents from outside the Dublin region (9 and 15 kilometres respectively) • Despite travelling much further, the average duration of journeys made by respondents from outside the Dublin region was 23 minutes compared to 25 minutes for Dublin respondents

  17. Regional differences (Contd.) • Mode Share Car – Driver: • Dublin 54% • Others 68% Walk: • Dublin 21% • Others 15% Bus: • Dublin 9% • Others 2%

  18. Availability of public transport • 77% of households reported access to a local public transport service • Local bus service: 71% of households • Local mainline train: 30% • Local Dart/Luas: 12% Urban/Rural and regional divide in access to local public transport • Urban = 95% • Rural = 51% • Dublin = 98% • Outside Dublin = 69%

  19. Public transport usage • 22% of respondents with local public transport use it at least weekly • Urban = 27% • Rural = 7% • Dublin = 40% • Outside Dublin = 12%

  20. Interpreting the data • Sample: persons aged 18 plus • Covers travel within the Island of Ireland only • Only journeys made by residents of the State were included • Excludes certain journeys e.g. those made by professional drivers • Data collected for a particular quarter – may not be representative of the year as a whole • Caution re definitions especially ‘work’/’work related’ • Pilot survey

  21. Any questions? • Thank you!

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