The provided chart illustrates the total distance traveled by commuters using five different modes of transport in the UK over a decade, starting from 1990. Units are measured in billions of kilometres
Overall, it is clear that buses and rail services became more popular compared to other modes of transport during the period shown, with buses being the most popular choice. Additionally, the total distance traveled in 2000 was significantly higher than in 1990.
In examining the overall figures, the distance traveled by all modes of transport in 2000 was approximately 110 billion miles, which was about 10 billion miles more than in 1990.
Focusing on buses and rail services, both showed a similar upward trend throughout the decade. Buses, which initially recorded just below 40 billion miles, saw a modest increase over the ten years, solidifying their position as the most widely used transport mode in the UK.
In contrast, the other modes of transport showed relatively small figures in the survey. In 1990, the figures for bicycles and motorbikes were low, and while the number of people using bicycles and motorbikes experienced a slight decline, the popularity of air travel, initially the lowest, showed a slight increase by the end of the period.