A journey is travel undertaken for a specific purpose. For example, travelling from home to work is one journey. However, if a trip also includes a stop for another purpose, such as shopping, it represents two journeys, one for work and one for shopping. Data for average annual distance travelled are from the 1991 Survey of Motor Vehicle Use. Most people use transport every day, and many people use more than one form of transport during a day.
Cars are the most common type of transport used.
Transport usage varies according to whether it is a weekday or weekend. Many journeys during the week involve more than one mode of transport, for example, using a car and a bus to travel to work. On the weekend most journeys involve only one mode of transport, thus contributing to an overall reduction in transport usage. Men were more likely than women to use a car on an average day. A person's age also affects whether they use a car.