1. Generation next: The changing travel habits of young people Elizabeth Box Head of Research RAC Foundation April 2015

5. Generation Next Driving mileage by 17-29 is on a downward trend (- 30%), along with car passenger travel (-25%) 11-16 car passenger travel has increased (by 13%)

6. Changing Lifestyles of Young Drivers Significant, ongoing trends: Delayed transition to adulthood Staying in education longer Entering employment later Later transition to residential independence, partnership and parenthood. Increased levels of education and female employment Greater licence holding amongst women.

7. Study background Berrington and Mikolai, University of Southampton Demographers not transport researchers Uses Understanding Society (incorporating British Household Panel Survey) 40k households in UK, longitudinal survey, enough data for regression Includes some transport questions 17-34 yr olds’ driving and individual, household and local area characteristics Licence holding, miles driven, mode to work, difficulties in commuting

8. Changing lifestyles of Young Drivers 65% of males aged 17–34 and 58% of females aged 17–34 held a full UK driving licence in 2009–10 Most important predictors of licence-holding among men & women aged (17–34): age area type level of education individual income living arrangements Other variables to have a significant association, net of other factors: economic activity status housing tenure

9. Changing Lifestyles of Young Drivers – Driving licence-holding Predictors: age area type level of education individual income living arrangement economic activity status housing tenure

10. Changing Lifestyles of Young Drivers – annual car mileage Predictors: age whether or not you drive to work economic activity status individual income area type

12. Summary Social change is strongly linked with transport attitudes and behaviour Mobility changes have knock on consequences for the composition of drivers on the road, and hence their road safety profiles There is a changing world of young drivers, and their economic circumstances, which has implications for insurance, telematics, uptake of education courses and other road safety interventions

13. Elizabeth Box MA MSc MCIHT THANK YOU Elizabeth Box - Head of Research RAC Foundation 89-91 Pall Mall, LONDON. SW1Y 5HS Tel no: 020 7747 3489 Email: elizabeth.box@racfoundation.org Website: www.racfoundation.org