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Indicator: Leisure trips by mode of transport D17
Leisure trips by mode of transport and car leisure trips by type: 1985-6 to 2002 [1]  
Indicator Chart
Note: [1] 2002 figures are provisional.
Change since
cross 1970
cross 1990
curvey 1996-8

Coverage: Great Britain

Source: DfT

Objective: Address transport issues; integrate tourism with public transport
  • Leisure trips by car rose by about 16 per cent in the second half of the 1980s, but then levelled off in the 1990s.
  • Leisure trips by public transport have fallen by about 31 per cent since 1985-6, but have changed very little since 1996-8.
  • Since 1996-8, journeys by bicycle and by foot have dropped by 23 per cent and 19 per cent respectively.

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