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More than half of all journeys over 50 miles are leisure or social trips (AA 2000) |
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The British have the longest commute times in Europe - averaging 46 minutes to get to work and back, compared with the European average of 38 minutes (AA 2000) |
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The British make the least use of alternatives to the car of all European countries (AA 2000) |
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Over a fifith of UK households do not have a car (DfT 2004) |
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We are all walking less - and driving more. In the last 15 years the annual distance we walk has dropped by 20%, while the distance driven has increased by 40% (DTLR Transport Statistics) |
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25% of car journeys in Britain are under 2 miles - that's about a 30 minute walk or 12 minute bike ride. 59% are less than five miles. (DTLR Transport Statistics) |
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Since 1986 the average distance walked fell by 22 per cent, from 244 to 189 miles a year, and distance travelled by bicycle or motorcycle went down by 30 per cent - from 95 to 66 miles a year. (National Travel Survey 2002) |
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Distance travelled by local bus (apart from London) have nearly halved since 1976. (DTLR Transport Statistics) |
