The chart illustrates the differences among the distances travelled by individuals in the UK from 1999 to 2000.
Overall, there was a moderate increase in the total passenger kilometres during the period shown. Buses and rails show the most noticeable changes, while other transportation, such as bicycles, motorbikes, and air travel, were comparatively lower in distances; however, some steady changes occurred.
According to the graph, it is clear that bus travel had the highest use in 1990, with passengers covering approximately 40 billion kilometres, followed closely by rail travel, which only had a slightly lower figure compared to buses. By 2000, these two ways of transportation both experienced a moderate rise, which reached nearly 45 billion kilometres for each. Therefore, both of them highlighted the undeniable significance of the UK’s transport system.
The chart also shows the less dominant modes, which were bicycles, motorbikes, and air travel. In 1999, these three means of transportation covered distances of about 10 billion kilometres each. The data are even clearer when buses and rails were four times as much as they were. Over the years, in 2000, there was a slight increase in distances of air travel systems, while distances covered by motorbikes and bicycles witnessed a notable decrease. In general, the aggregate distance by all modes combined grew from 100 billion to approximately 110 billion kilometres.