The bar chart compares the total distance covered by different types of transport in the UK in 1990 and 2000, measured in billion kilometres.
Overall, the distance travelled by public transport increased between 1990 and 2000, with buses and trains remaining the most favoured modes of transportation in both years. In contrast, travelling by bicycle and motorbike became less common, and these modes, along with air travel, accounted for a much smaller fraction of the total distance.
Buses and trains were the most preferred types of transport. In 1990, 47 billion kilometres were travelled by bus, while the figure for rail was only 1 billion kilometres lower. Over the following decade, these numbers grew slightly to 49 billion kilometres each, dominating the transport sector. These increases corresponded with the rise in the total distance travelled, which increased from 120 billion kilometres to 123 billion kilometres.
Conversely, the remaining types of transport were used far less compared to buses and trains. People travelled approximately 10 billion kilometres using these modes. By 2000, the distance travelled by bicycles and motorbikes had decreased slightly, while air travel saw a modest increase.