The table compares the changes in modes of transport for trips across England from 1985 to 2000.
Overall, the table reveals that the most popular type of transport throughout the entire period of time was the car, while the less popular form of transportation was taxi and bicycle. At the same time, approximate distance travelled by person per year witnessed a significant increase.
Firstly, in 1985, people drove about 3,199 miles by car and this was the longest distance during this period compared to the other ways of transportation and then this distance considerably jumped and amounted around 4,806 miles per year per person in 2000. However, the least popular mode of travel was taxi with only 13 miles per year per person in 1985, although it went up slightly by nearly 29 miles per year per person in 2000. Afterwards, in 1985, in terms of other methods of travelling were in second place in popularity – around 450 miles per person per year, whereas the distance of other transportation climbed lightly to 585 miles per person per year.
As for the total distance on all modes of transport, it accounted for 4,740 miles per year per person in 1985, but it skyrocketed to 6,475 miles per year per person fifteen years later. In turn, in 1985, the distance traveled by local bus was 429 miles and then it plummeted to 274 miles per year per person in 2000.