The provided table illustrates the differences in ways of travel in England between 1985 and 2000.
The total distance traveled per person in 2000 was significantly increased compared to that in 1985, from 4740 miles per person to 6475 miles. In specific, some modes of transportation were utilized in a large scale, while others exhibited an opposite pattern. Noticeably, cars accounted for the majority of distance traveled, with 3199 miles in 1985. In 2000, a dramatic rise in cars was observed and it reached 4806 miles per person, which was 74.22% of the distance traveled by all ways of transportation.
Moreover, long distance bus, train, taxi and other transportation modes showed an upward trajectory between 1985 and 2000. In contrast, people tended to travel less on foot and by bicycles and local buses. We can notice that the local buses presented the most significant decrease in traveled distance, from 429 miles in 1985 to 274 miles in 2000.