Forget about buses and trains – according to a new report, Britain is a car-reliant nation.
Forget about buses and trains – according to a new report, Britain is a car-reliant nation.
A report "The Car in British Society" produced by Oxford University in collaboration with a team of leading transport academics shows that the number of cars has jumped by almost a third over the last decade.
Despite a low population growth rate of four per cent in last decade, the number of cars has increased more than 30 per cent taking the total number of the four-wheelers up from 22.7 million to 29.6 million over the same period.
The report, commissioned by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation (RAC), shows the biggest recent growth in ownership seen amongst the poor and older people.
Lead researcher Dr Karen Lucas, from the Transport Studies Unit in the School of Geography and the Environment, said, "Our research suggests that most people can not envisage a future without their cars and many would go to considerable lengths to continue using their cars.
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"The current policy debates about reducing car use, through road pricing and personal car allowances, do not fully consider the impacts that this might have on people's lives."
Despite the huge growth in vehicle numbers, around half of all drivers do less than 5,000 miles annually showing car ownership does not necessarily equal high levels of car use.
The study shows that 45 per cent of people say although they are willing and able to reduce their car use, generally they prefer using the car to public transport.
A report "The Car in British Society" produced by Oxford University in collaboration with a team of leading transport academics shows that the number of cars has jumped by almost a third over the last decade.
Despite a low population growth rate of four per cent in last decade, the number of cars has increased more than 30 per cent taking the total number of the four-wheelers up from 22.7 million to 29.6 million over the same period.
The report, commissioned by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation (RAC), shows the biggest recent growth in ownership seen amongst the poor and older people.
Lead researcher Dr Karen Lucas, from the Transport Studies Unit in the School of Geography and the Environment, said, "Our research suggests that most people can not envisage a future without their cars and many would go to considerable lengths to continue using their cars.
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"The current policy debates about reducing car use, through road pricing and personal car allowances, do not fully consider the impacts that this might have on people's lives."
Despite the huge growth in vehicle numbers, around half of all drivers do less than 5,000 miles annually showing car ownership does not necessarily equal high levels of car use.
The study shows that 45 per cent of people say although they are willing and able to reduce their car use, generally they prefer using the car to public transport.
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