Band 6+: The chart illustrates the distances traveled by passengers on 5 types of transport in the UK in 1990 and 2000. The data is presented in kilometres per person, per week. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the travelling habits of the UK citizens who commuted by five different forms of transport in the years 1990 and 2000.

Overall, the rise in total travelled distance was a result of increases from rail, bus and air as bicycle and motorbike usage declined. Another remarkable feature is that the most common forms of travel were bus and rail.

Looking at the two leaders, in 1990, bus users travelled 40 kilometres on average, while railways registered a slightly lower level at around 36 kilometres. However, after 10 years, both figures then experienced an increase of approximately 2 kilometres, reaching 42 kilometres and 38 kilometres respectively.

In terms of the less popular means of transport, the average distances covered by them never exceeded 5 kilometres. The figure for bicycles halved from 2 kilometres to 1 kilometres. Similarly, motorbikes dropped from 4 kilometres to 2 kilometres. By contrast, distance covered by air quadrupled, reaching nearly 4 kilometres at the end of the period.

There had been marginal growth in the overall totals from 100 kilometres to 110 kilometres by the end of the period surveyed.