Research and analysis

Factors impacting road traffic growth

Evidence assessment review of peer-reviewed papers and reports to gain a better understanding of traffic growth trends.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 29 October 2018

Documents

Latest evidence on factors impacting road traffic growth: an evidence review

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Details

Rapid evidence assessment review updating evidence on:

• traffic growth trends
• the factors driving traffic growth trends

The review presents findings on how car usage and ownership are affected by:

• technological changes
• social attitudes
• economic situations
• demographics
• political approaches
• geographical locations
• environmental changes

The findings from this research informed the development of the Draft ‘Road Investment Strategy 2’.

Published 29 October 2018