Glasgow City Council
Road Conditions Survey
Consultation Analysis
Report produced by:
Afton Hill
Corporate Policy Assistant
Corporate Policy Section
Glasgow City Council
Phone: 0141 287 0411
Email:
Background
It is recognised that taxi and bus drivers are among the most regular users of the cities road and as such are knowledgeable of the current conditions of our roads. In conjunction with them the Council carries out an annual road conditions survey.
By helping to identify the areas of greatest need and assess the impact of the repairs programme, the results of this consultation will aid the continuing programme of road repairs and planned patching throughout the city during 2012/13.
Consultation
This is the fourth annual consultation to be carried out and was conducted during July and August 2012. The survey was available online and in hard copies distributed to First Bus and Stagecoach staff. This report provides a summary to each of the questions.
In total there were 103 responses. For reporting purposes percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Further analysis of any of the following results is available on request.
1. Which of the following best describes you? (BASE – 103)
The majority (84.5%) of the respondents identified themselves as bus drivers. Other responses include; Cyclist, Car Driver, Pedestrian, Private Driver and Motorist.
2. What bus depot are you based in? (BASE – 86)
Only those respondents who identified themselves as a bus driver were asked this question. Of those who responded, similar numbers chose Larkfield, Parkhead and Scotstoun with approximately half as many identifying themselves as stagecoach drivers.
3. For each of the types of roads listed below, how frequently do you encounter potholes that you believe could potentially cause damage to your vehicle or discomfort your passengers?
City Centre Roads / 49.5% (47) / 36.8%
(35) / 13.7% (13) / 0%
(0) / 95
Main Roads / 54.7% (52) / 43.2%
(41) / 2.1% (2) / 0%
(0) / 95
Local Roads / 61.1% (55) / 31.1%
(28) / 6.7% (6) / 1.1% (1) / 90
For all of the road types listed more than half of all respondent ‘frequently’ encounter pothole(s) that they believe could potentially cause damage to their vehicle or discomfort their passengers. This rose to just under two thirds (61.1%) for local roads. Almost no one stated that potholes was never a problem.
4. Specifically, how much of a problem or otherwise do you think potholes are on the following sections of roads?
Major Problem / Minor Problem / Not a Problem / Don’t Know/No Opinion / BaseDumbarton Road from Queen Victoria Drive to Burnham Road / 23.5% (16) / 58.8% (40) / 13.2% (9) / 4.4%
(3) / 68
Great Western Road from Anniesland Cross to Byres Road / 28.3% (15) / 45.3% (24) / 24.5% (13) / 1.9%
(1) / 53
Helen Street / 28.6% (14) / 46.9% (23) / 18.4% (9) / 6.1%
(3) / 49
Dalmarnock Road from Dunn Street to Springfield Road / 34.5% (20) / 51.7% (30) / 6.9% (4) / 6.9%
(4) / 58
Union Street / 35.8% (24) / 50.7% (34) / 10.4% (7) / 3.0%
(2) / 67
Bath Street from Hope Street to Charing Cross / 32.8% (21) / 51.6% (33) / 15.6% (10) / 0.0%
(0) / 64
The majority of respondents identified potholes as a minor problem on all of the above roads. Those respondents who consider potholes a major problem range from approximately one in three to one in four. One in four respondents stated that potholes are not a problem on Great Western Road from Anniesland Cross to Byres Road
5. Overall, how much of a problem or otherwise do you think potholes are on the types of road listed below?
Major Problem / Minor Problem / Not a Problem / BaseCity Centre Roads / 37.1% (33) / 57.3%
(51) / 5.6%
(5) / 89
Main Roads / 54.5% (48) / 43.2%
(38) / 2.3%
(2) / 88
Local Roads / 49.4% (43) / 47.1%
(41) / 3.4%
(3) / 87
Approximately half of respondents identified potholes as a major problem on both main and local roads, where as the majority felt that potholes are a minor problem on City Centre roads.
6. Are there any particular locations in the city where there are serious problems with potholes, sunken manholes or other road defects?
49 people responded to this question suggesting 54 street locations. Several streets were suggested in more than one response and the most mentioned streets were as follows;
5 Dumbarton Road
Hope Street
4 Commerce Street
Renfrew Street
3 Argyle Street
Fenwick Road
Killermont Street
South Street
2 Ardencraig Road, Castlemilk
Eastwood Toll
Jamaica Street
Lillyburn Avenue
Newton Mearns
Oswald Street
Polnoon Avenue
Queen Street
Renfield Street
West Nile Street
The following streets all received a single mention;
1 Alexander Parade
Alloway Road
Anson Street
Barrhead Road
Beauly Road
Bellrock Street
Boydstone Road
Bridge Gate
Bridgeton Cross
Bridgeton James Street
Carntyne Road
Craigton Road
Croftfoot Road
Crossloan Road
Dalmarnock Road
Downcraig Drive
Duke Street
Dyke Road
Eglington Street
Giffnock
Giffnock Station
Glasgow Road
Huntintower Road
Ingram Street
Inchfad Drive
Kinston Street
Langlands Road
South Scott Street
Mount Vernon Ave
Paisley Road West
Rigby Street
Sandy Road
Silverburn
Summertown Road. Govan
Trongate
West Regent Street
7. On average, how long would you say it takes for potholes to be made safe on the types of roads listed below?
Less than a week / More than a week / Don’t know/No opinion / BaseOne or two days / Less than a week / More than a week / More than 2 weeks
City Centre Roads / 11.0% (10) / 38.5% (35) / 24.2% (22) / 26.4% (24) / 0.0% / 91
Main Roads / 3.4%
(3) / 21.3% (19) / 44.9% (40) / 30.3% (27) / 0.0% / 89
Local Roads / 2.3%
(2) / 18.6% (16) / 39.5% (34) / 39.5% (34) / 0.0% / 86
Respondents said that repairs on City Centre roads are split equally between more than and less than a week. This is significantly different for main (75.2%) and local (79.0%) roads where respondents say that pothole repairs take more than a week.
8. How would you rate the quality of pothole repairs carried out on the types of road listed below?
Very good / Fairly good / Fairly poor / Verypoor / Don’t know/No opinion / Base
City Centre / 14.6% (13) / 48.3% (43) / 25.8% (23) / 10.1% (9) / 1.1%
(1) / 89
Main Roads / 5.7%
(5) / 55.7% (49) / 27.3% (24) / 10.2% (9) / 1.1%
(1) / 88
Local Roads / 7.1%
(6) / 46.4% (39) / 28.6% (24) / 16.7% (14) / 1.2%
(1) / 84
Almost two thirds of respondents felt City Centre and main road pothole repairs were either very or fairly good with just over half stating similar for local roads.
9. Where do you think the Council should prioritise its road repair and patching programme? (BASE – 87)
Over half of respondents (58.6%) think that repairs on main roads should be prioritised. The remaining responses are split fairly evenly between City Centre and local roads.
10. Over the last year, do you think that the condition of the city’s roads has got better or worse?
Positive / Neutral / Negative / BaseA lot better / A little better / About the same / A little worse / A lot worse
City Centre Routes / 6.6%
(6) / 39.6%
(36) / 28.6% (26) / 8.8%
(8) / 16.5% (15) / 91
Main Roads / 7.9%
(7) / 25.8% (23) / 36.0% (32) / 14.6% (13) / 15.7% (14) / 89
Local Roads / 2.3%
(2) / 25.6% (22) / 33.7% (29) / 20.9% (18) / 17.4% (15) / 86
Nearly half of respondents are positive about the improvement of road conditions in the City Centre. Neutral and negative response rates were approximately a quarter each. The responses for main and local roads are fairly evenly spread across positive, negative and neutral responses.
11. How much of a problem or otherwise do you have with private cars driving in bus and taxi lanes illegally? (BASE – 86)
Only bus and taxi driver responses were analysed for this question. Just over half of respondents (55.8%) cite private cars driving in bus and taxi lanes as a major problem. A further 40.7% of respondents cite it as a minor problem. Only a very small minority (3.5%) do not think it is a problem at all.
12. Since the introduction of bus lane camera enforcement in April 2012, do you find there are now more or less cars driving in bus and taxi lanes illegally? (BASE – 86)
Only bus and taxi driver responses were analysed for this question. The majority of respondents (70.9%) find that even with the introduction of bus lane enforcement cameras around the same number of cars use the bus and taxi lane illegally. Around one in five respondents find it to be less than prior to there introduction.
13. What difference has the introduction of bus lane camera enforcement had on your regular journey times using bus and taxi lanes? (BASE – 86)
Only bus and taxi driver responses were analysed for this question. Approximately two thirds (62.8%) respondents have not noticed a difference in regular journey times since the introduction of the bus lane camera enforcement. Approximately 3 in 10 respondents have noticed journey times to be a little quicker.
14. Any Other Comments
There were no responses for this question