Quoted message said:From the BBC.. The figures for cycling were higher than I expected.
Car rules in commuter work survey
The majority of commuters in Scotland drive cars to work
About two thirds of commuters in Scotland travel to work by car or van,
latest statistics have shown.
The Scottish Executive Household Transport 2004 results found that 68%
travelled to work by car, with 60% driving and the rest as passengers.
About 16% of commuters use public transport, while 13% cycle to work
and 2% opt to walk.
The study also showed that two thirds of households in Scotland had
more than one car.
Of those surveyed, 64% of Scots said they could not use public
transport, with 57% of them blaming poor services.
The figures indicate that pupils enjoy walking to school more than
getting a lift.
Car ownership
Just over half of all schoolchildren walked to classes while only 22%
were taken by car or van.
Only 1% of youngsters cycled to school, while 24% regularly took the
bus.
About 35% of homes with a net income of under £10,000 a year have a
car, while 98% of homes with an overall income of more than £40,000
have one.
The report showed 65% of those aged 17 or over held a full driving
licence in 2004.
Male motorists outnumbered females, with 76% of men having a full
licence, compared to 57% of women.
About two fifths of Scots get behind the wheel every day, with 41% of
people using their car on a daily basis.
Nine out of 10 supermarket shoppers always used a car for their
shopping trips, as did 62% of drivers who shop in town centres and 51%
of those going to buy food.
Adults in more than 15,000 households were questioned for the survey,
with 44% saying they had made a trip of a quarter of a mile or more by
foot that week for either fitness or leisure.
But only 4% had cycled for pleasure or to keep fit within the previous
seven days.