Transport is necessary for many basic aspects of everyday living such as shopping and working, as well as participating in community activities 1 . The efficiency of transport systems affects daily life. Every day, people undertake millions of individual journeys. The time people spend on transport affects the amount of time they have available for other activities. There are many different forms of transport.
Cars dominate urban transport in Australia.
While public transport is also an important form of transport, its use has been decreasing 1 . This is mainly due to increasing levels of ownership of cars. Cars and car use Most of the data in this review are from the 1992 Time Use Survey. In this survey cars refer to all road vehicles used for private purposes excluding motor cycles and bicycles. It includes vans, utes etc.