The table compares the different distances of various travelling means between 1985 and 2000 in England.
Overall
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it is clear that
Britains had travelled longer over the period shown, in which driving played a dominant role, followed by taking public transport, Linking Words
while
green travel grew in less importance.
When it comes to the travelling distance as a whole, commuters in the UK spent 6475 miles driving in 2000, Linking Words
whereas
the figure was 4740. To be specific, driving accounted for approximately 5000 miles (4806), rising from 3199 in the year 1985, which was more than other modes of transport combined. Linking Words
By contrast
, cycling became increasingly unpopular, declining from 51 to 41 miles.
The trend was the same for walking, it witnessed a slight decrease in fifteen years, reducing from 255 to 237. Linking Words
Also
, taking trips by local bus plummeted to 274. Linking Words
However
, travelling by long-distance bus and train experienced a significant upward trend, growing to 124 and 366, respectively. Linking Words
In addition
, other means of commuting increased by 135, at 585 in 2000.Linking Words