The table illustrates changes in travelling methods in England from 1985 to 2000.
Overall, travelling by car was a preferable way of English people over a 15-year period. In addition, the yearly distance each person travelled by all modes of transportation increased dramatically over the time.
While a person in 1985 travelled 3,199 miles by car, that number in 2000 was 4,806 miles. The number of miles travelled by long distance bus over doubled, from 54 miles in 1985 to 124 miles in 2000. While an individual only used a taxi to go for 13 miles in the past, that number nearly tripled to 42 miles at the end of the period. Train and other transportations also became more frequently used as the distance a person travelled by them per year increased by 77 and 135 miles respectively.
By contrast, using local buses saw a downward trend as the number of miles a man travelled annually by them decreased from 429 to 274 miles. Additionally, the England saw a similar trend for going on foot and using a bicycle during this period, as they both declined slightly by 18 and 10 miles respectively.