The bar chart illustrates the percentage of UK children aged 11 to 16 who use different modes of transport to travel to school, categorised by the distance of their journey.
Overall, it is evident that walking is the primary choice for students living within two miles of their school, while bus travel is the most popular option for those travelling longer distances. Conversely, car usage remains relatively low across all distance categories compared to other modes.
For journeys under one mile, walking is overwhelmingly the most popular method, accounting for 90% of trips. This figure drops to 60% for distances between one and two miles, and further to 26% for two to five miles. In contrast, bicycle usage peaks at 77% for the one to two-mile range, while 50% of students living within one mile cycle to school.
Regarding longer journeys, the bus becomes the dominant mode of transport, utilised by 50% of students travelling two to five miles and 68% of those travelling over five miles. Car travel shows a steady increase with distance, rising from 10% for the shortest journeys to 31% for distances exceeding two miles, matching the proportion of students who walk or cycle for those longer trips.