Ten things we learned about Transport in 2019
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal some interesting insights about transport activity in 2019 writes Geraldine Herbert 1) During 2019, a total of 191,104 penalty point endorsement notices were issued, an increase of 7.9% on the previous year and almost two thirds (64.3%) of all penalty point endorsement notices issued in 2019 were for speeding. 2) There were 864 drivers with 12 penalty points on their licences...
Ten things we learned about Travel and Car ownership in Census 2016
The latest census shows more of us are spending longer in our cars and leaving earlier writes Geraldine Herbert The number of people commuting to work increased by 10.7% from 1.70 million in 2011 to 1.88 million in 2016. More of us are cycling than before, in fact cycling to work recorded the largest percentage increase of 42.8 per cent over the five years. We are spending longer getting to work; the average stated journey time...
What Can You Tell About A Person From Their Car or Even Cars?
The cars we choose to own can tell a lot about where we are in life. They are often chosen for reasons that reflect changing priorities or income. Does your car ownership history look anything like this? The Battered Supermini Years MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 showed us a world where spoilt teenagers were handed the keys to a brand new Range Rover or Porsche on their sixteenth birthdays. Unless you have very well off and generous parents...
