The statistics show how children from 11 to 16 in the UK commuted to school in one year.
Overall, the proportion of children choosing to walk or cycle for journeys that were less than two miles was the highest, while the majority of children opted for buses as the best choice for long-distance trips.
Regarding commutes under one mile, walking was the most dominant option with 90%, surpassing the figure for bicycle by 40%. By contrast, cars and buses were less preferred for such distances, each one accounting for less than 10%. In the 1-2 mile range, bicycle emerged as the leading means of transportation, making up nearly 80%. Walking was the next category, with its figure being 60%, which was triple the figure for cars and six times as high as that for buses.
Concerning the trip from 2 to 5 miles, buses took the lead with 50% of children, which was followed by cycling at around 48%. Cars were in the third place when the percentage of children going to school by that kind of transportation made up just over 30%, 5% higher than that for walking. Moving onto journeys that are over 5 miles, there were no children opting for walking or cycling, while buses remained the most common vehicle with roughly 70%, exceeding the figure for cars by nearly 40%.