HC Deb 13 June 2002 vol 386 c1354W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the modal share of transport is by numbers of trips made. [60454]

Mr. Jamieson

The percentage of transport trips by mode for those living in Great Britain, from the National Travel Survey for the period 1998–2000 (the most recent data) is as follows:

Main Mode Trips per person per year Percentage share
Walk 271 26
Bicycle 16 2
Car driver 411 40
Car passenger 228 22
Motorcycle 3
Other private 8 1
Bus in London 13 1
Other local bus 45 4
Non-local bus 2
LT underground 7 1
Surface rail 12 1
Taxi/minicab 12 1
Other public 2
All modes 1,030 100

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