My essay:
The bar chart delineates the share of journeys to school by UK children in the 11-16 age bracket.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that walking and cycling were most popular for distances of 2 miles or less, whereas using cars and buses are the most common forms of transport in the age group ranging from 2 to 5 miles and over. Notably, children in that age bracket enjoyed walking around 1 mile the most, while the opposite was the case for distances over 5 miles.
In terms of a 1-mile distance, the proportion of journeys made by walking is the highest, accounting for 90%, and the figure for cycling is lower, at just 50%. In addition, using cars and public transport like buses was less favored, constituting approximately 10% and 2%, respectively. By contrast, the figure for journeys over 5 miles distance by using buses was 70%, compared to 20% car passengers. Furthermore, using both bicycles and walking were not chosen for this distance.
Regarding commuting around 1-2 miles, bicycles accounted for close to 75%, followed by walking at 60%, triple the figure for cars and sixfold as high as for buses. Finally, concerning journeys within 2 to 5 miles, the most preferred means of transport is buses, at 50%, while using bicycles is lower, accounting for 47%. Coming in third and fourth place were cars and walking, at approximately 31% and 25% respectively.