The chart below gives information about the journeys to school by children aged 11 to 16 in the UK in a year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates how children aged 11 to 16 in the UK commuted to school in a year.

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, the majority of children chose to walk or cycle for

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that were 2 miles or shorter

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were the most common options for those who

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longer distances. Regarding commutes under 1 mile, walking accounted for 90% of

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, surpassing the figure for bicycles by 40%.

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and

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were less

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for

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distance, each accounting for less than 10% of total

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. In the 1-2-mile range, cycling emerged as the most popular choice, making up approximately 75% of total

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. 60% of

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in

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category belonged to those who walked, triple the figure for

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and six times as high as that for

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. Concerning

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within the 2-to-5-mile range,

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took the lead with 50%, closely followed by bicycles at about 47%. Coming in third and fourth place were

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and walking, at approximately 31% and 25% respectively. Moving onto commutes over 5 miles,

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remained the preferred choice, with around 70%, followed by

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at 21%,

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walking and cycling were not chosen for

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distance.