The table compares the data about the types of travel, measured by the average distance in miles travelled per person per year, from 1985 to 2000 in England.
Overall, travel by car, long distance bus, train, taxi, and other types of travel showed an upward trend; however, walking, travelling by bicycle, and local bus showed a downward trend. However, the average of all modes of travel increased during the given period.
In detail, in 1985, walking was 255 miles and travel by bicycle was 51 miles; however, in 2000, they both declined slightly, reaching 237 and 41 miles, respectively. At the beginning of the given period, travel by car was approximately 3200 miles, but at the end of the period, it rose to 4806 miles. In the former year, local bus travel was 429 miles, while long distance bus travel was only 54 miles; in the latter year, local bus travel decreased to 274 miles, whereas long distance bus travel increased by 70 miles, reaching 124 miles per person per year.
Regarding train and “other” types of travel, they increased noticeably, from 289 to 366 miles and from 450 to 585 miles, respectively. All modes of travel showed a significant rise from 4740 to 6475 miles, respectively, during the given period.