The table above shows the average distance in miles travelled per person in terms of modes of travel and their variation between 1985 to 2000.
Based on these data, the overall trend that the total distance in miles travelled by all means of transportation had significantly increased, indicating the accelerating pace of life. In addition, it is not a surprising finding that the tools for long journey such as car, long distance bus, train and taxi were quiet more popular as time developed, while the vehicles normally utilized for short travel such as bicycle and local bus were less favored by citizens in England
In 1985, approximately 3199 miles (per person) and 54 miles for car and long distance bus respectively was observed whereas the figures for bicycle and local bus stood at around 51 and 429, respectively.
If looking at their trends regarding the increasing years, the miles for long journey transportation including car and long distance bus exhibited constantly increase to 4806 and 124 in 2000. In specific, more serious level-up was observed when travelled by long distance bus, which was more than twice as much as that 15 years ago. However, the miles for short travel tools especially for local bus was found to be dramatically decreased in 2000, a plummet of almost 40% over this period.
