The table illustrates how the mode of travel changed in England between 1985 and 2000. Generally, compared to 1985, English travelled more in 2000, and they heavily relied on private cars for commuting.
Cars were by far the most popular modes of transport in both years in England. In 1985, the average distance travelled by English in a car was 3,199 miles, and 4806 miles in 2000. On the other hand, we can see that taxi was the least popular vehicle. Although the travelling distance in 2000 using taxi was above three times than that of 1985, only 42 miles were travelled per person this year, which was almost the same for the bicycle rides. No significant changes happened to some modes of travel, like walking and bicycle between 1985 and 2000.
According to the table, in 2000 local bus was used less than that of 1985. Only 274 miles were travelled in 2000 by buses, which was 55 miles fewer than that of 1985. In contrast, the long-distance bus became more popular over time. Each person travelled 124 miles by long-distance buses in 2000 while only 54 miles in 1985.
In summary, English people travelled more distance in 2000 than in 1985. It is obvious that cars were the most popular mode of travelling.