Task 1

The table below gives information about changes in modes of

travel in England between 1985 and 2000.

The tabular data compares the changes in average distance in

miles travelled per person per year by various means of
transportation from 1985 to 2000 in England.
It is quite evident that, the most preferred mode of transportation
for britishers was car in both of the years. However, there were
significant changes in preference for travelling by bus.
The highest opted mode of travel by british people was by car
which was 3199 miles which was still most preferred choice after
15 years with 4806 miles. However, there was seen a slight
decrement in walking and using bicycle which were decreased
from 255 miles to 237 miles and 51 miles to 41 miles respectively.
On the other hand, there were seen significant changes in
transport by bus as people opted for bus less in local transport
and the miles dropped by more than a half with drop of 274 mile
from 429 miles. Whereas, they choose bus for long distance more
as the average miles per person per year jumped more than
double from 54 miles to 124 miles.
The tabular chart shows the average distance that people in
England travelled using distinct forms of transport in the years
1985 and 2000.
It is quite evident that, cars were the primary mode of
transportation of british citizens and taxi was the least used
conveyance to travel.
It can be seen from the table that, in 1985 the average person
travelled 3199 miles by car, and it rose to 4806 miles in the year
2000. Interestingly, the people of England did not use taxies quite
often in 1985. With only 13 miles per person per year, taxies that
year remained the least popular mode of transportation. However,
this number increased to 42 miles per person in 2000.
On the other hand, bicycles were one of the least used vehicles in
2000 covering only 41 miles per person over the year. Walking
habits remained almost the same by the commuters, while the use
of local buses declined. The average person travelled 289 miles
per year in trains which increased to 366 miles after 15 years.
Over the same interval, dependency on the local buses had
reduced to almost half.