The Table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The table shows the

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travelled using different forms of

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in England in two different years (1985 and 2000). Units are measured in

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travelled per

person

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per year.

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, it can clearly be seen that travel by all modes of

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rose, with the exception of walking, bicycle, and local

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.

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, the average

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travelled per

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increased quite significantly, with

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being by far the most widely used means of

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in both years and

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and

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the least. In 1985, a

person

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travelled an average of 4,740

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per year, and most of these were by

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, accounting for almost three-fourths of the total (3,199). The

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travelled by local

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and other was far smaller, making up roughly one-tenth each. The

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travelled by train and walking was even shorter at 289 and 255

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respectively. Meanwhile,

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,

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, and long-

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were the least common modes of

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and constituted a small fraction, ranging from 13 to 54

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. In 2000, the average

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travelled per

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experienced a noticeable climb to 6,475, and

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remained the most widely used form of

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at 4,806. In fact, the

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travelled by

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particular mode of

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witnessed by far the greatest growth of around 1,700.

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the

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travelled by other, taxi, train, and long-

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bus

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went up slightly by around 50 – 100

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, the figure for long-

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more or less halved. As for the rest, the figures remained relatively stable. Interestingly, when combined, the

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travelled by all modes of

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, apart from cars, amounted to only 1,600, which was far exceeded by that of

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alone.