The bar chart illustrates indormation about how long distance it takes for children aged between 11 and 16 in the UK to go to school in a one year period.
Overall, the majority of children chose to walk or cycle for journeys that were 2 miles or shorter while buses were the most common options for those who traveled longer distances.
Regarding commutes under 1 mile, walking accounted for 90% of such journeys, surpassing the figure for bicycles by 40%. Cars and buses were less favored for this distance, each accounting for less than 10% of total journeys. In the 1-2-mile range, cycling emerged as the most popular choice, making up approximately 75% of total journeys. 60% of journeys in this category belonged to those who walked, triple the figure for cars and six times as high as that for buses.
Concerning journeys within the 2-to-5-mile range, buses took the lead with 50%, closely followed by bicycles at about 47%. Coming in third and fourth place were cars and walking, at approximately 31% and 25% respectively. Moving onto commutes over 5 miles, buses remained the preferred choice, with around 70%, followed by cars at 21%, while walking and cycling were not chosen for this distance.