The table illustrates information about changes in modes of travel in England in 1985 and 2000. Overall, it is clear that there was an increase in the proportion of travel in England by car, local distance bus, train, taxi, and other, while the opposite was true for walking and bicycle and local bus. Moreover, the car accounted for the largest share of travel in England over the given period.
In 1985, the proportion of travel in England by taxi was 13 miles, while in 2000 it rose to 42 miles. The percentage of travel in England by train was 239 miles in 1985, rather then in 2000 it climbed to 366 miles. The amount of travel in England by local distance bus and other was 54 and 450 miles in 1985; in 2000, it increased, albeit at varying rates, to 124 and 585 miles. Notably, in 1985, the figure for travel in England by car was 3199 miles, but in 2000 it dramatically increased to 4806 miles per year and per person.
In 1985, the amount of travel in England by bicycle and walking was 51 and 255 miles; in 2000 it decreased, to varying degrees, to 41 and 237 miles. It is also clear that the proportion of travel in England by local bus was 429 miles in 1985, but in 2000 it negligibly declined to 237 miles per year and per person.