SCHOOL TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION

An Audit Commission report for Buckinghamshire County Council identified that traffic congestion was much worse during school term- time than at other times. Halcrow Fox were asked in February 1992 to identify the cause of this as part of the Wycombe Transportation Study (WTS). A special secondary schools survey was undertaken to provide data on school travel and attitudes towards changes in school travel. The results, in conjunction with information from roadside and household interview travel surveys, formed the data base for this study. The vast majority of school children living in Wycombe travel to school by car, with walking as the next most common mode. Many of the pupils that travel by car are being given lifts by parents on the way to work and car occupancy rates are high. Bus transport is largely used by pupils who live outside Wycombe, in excess of the 3 mile subsidised travel limit. Very few pupils cycle to school. These data along with attitude data were used to test the impact of various policy measures to reduce peak hour private vehicle travel demands. The effects of measures such as introducing greater subsidies, providing safe cycle routes, and changing school hours were examined. The results of these measures and recommendations for Wycombe are the subject of this paper. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 863439.

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• Authors:
  • DIX, M
  • READ, P
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  • TRANSPORT POLICY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR F HELD AT THE PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT, HIGHWAYS AND PLANNING 21ST SUMMER ANNUAL MEETING (SEPTEMBER 13-17, 1993), UMIST. VOLUME P368
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 207-18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Automobiles; Buses; Children; Conferences; Peak periods; Public transit; Safety; Schools; Traffic congestion; Travel
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1272: Bus; 1243: Car; 1758: Child; 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 698: Journey; 612: Peak hour; 744: Public transport; 1665: Safety; 101: School; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00662299
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-257-0
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM