The graph gives information regarding four modes of transport used by children in the UK aged between 11 and 16 to travel to school.
Overall, walking, followed by bicycle, is the most popular mode of transport among children traveling below 2 miles to school. For children traveling over 2 miles, a bus is mostly preferred. Cars are less common among students as a choice of travel.
For students traveling to schools below 1 mile, walking is preferred by close to 90% of them. It is also chosen by about 50% of students traveling between 1 to 2 miles. On the other hand, bicycling is the most common among students traveling between 1 to 2 miles, with close to 80% of bicyclists, followed by students below the 1-mile group with 60%. It is worth noting that bicycling is more common than car rides for students who travel between 2 to 5 miles as the proportions are about 50% and 30% respectively. No student over 5 miles distance prefers walking or bicycling to school.
Bus on the other hand is the most common mode of transport for students traveling above 5 miles, which is close to 70%. It is also the most common mode for students in the 2 to 5 miles range, being just about 50%, which is very close but slightly higher tha