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Table A-2
Indicators of Daily Mobility by Major Mode of Transport for Seven OECD Countries

    1975–1977 1982–1986 1989–1992 1994–1996
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km/
h
Australia Walk             0.55 1.0 0.6 0.25 0.13 4.2                        
Bike             0.13 2.5 0.3 0.25 0.03 9.9                        
Public transport             0.27 11.7 3.1 0.49 0.13 23.8                        
Automobiles             2.41 12.4 30.0 0.35 0.84 35.8                        
All travel             3.38 10.1 34.3 0.34 1.14 30.0                        
Great Britain Walk 0.89 1.0 0.9 0.26 0.23 3.8 0.96 1.0 0.9 0.24 0.23 4.0 0.90 1.0 0.9 0.25 0.23 3.8 0.83 1.0 0.8 0.24 0.20 4.0
Bike 0.08 2.7 0.2 0.23 0.02 11.7 0.07 2.7 0.2 0.24 0.02 11.4 0.06 3.1 0.2 0.24 0.01 12.8 0.05 3.5 0.2 0.29 0.01 12.0
Public transport 0.35 10.5 3.6 0.56 0.19 18.6 0.30 12.0 3.6 0.59 0.18 20.4 0.28 13.8 3.9 0.62 0.18 22.4 0.25 13.8 3.5 0.61 0.16 22.6
Automobiles 1.22 12.8 15.6 0.37 0.45 34.5 1.45 12.8 18.6 0.34 0.49 37.9 1.73 13.4 23.1 0.34 0.59 39.3 1.75 13.8 24.1 0.34 0.60 40.0
All travel 2.53 8.0 20.3 0.35 0.89 22.7 2.78 8.4 23.3 0.33 0.92 25.5 2.97 9.5 28.1 0.34 1.01 27.9 2.88 9.9 28.6 0.34 0.98 29.3
Netherlands Walk             0.71 1.2 0.8 0.28 0.20 4.3 0.65 1.2 0.7 0.27 0.17 4.3 0.69 1.3 0.90 0.27 0.18 4.7
Bike             0.99 3.2 3.1 0.25 0.25 12.5 1.07 3.1 3.3 0.26 0.27 12.2 1.04 3.2 3.3 0.25 0.26 12.6
Public Transport             0.17 23.0 3.9 0.83 0.14 27.7 0.18 27.4 4.9 0.89 0.16 30.8 0.17 29.5 4.9 0.9 0.15 32.6
Automobiles             1.68 14.2 23.8 0.34 0.56 42.2 1.76 15.2 26.8 0.34 0.60 44.5 1.72 16.1 27.7 0.36 0.61 45.2
All travel             3.55 8.9 31.7 0.33 1.15 27.5 3.66 9.8 35.8 0.33 1.21 29.6 3.62 10.2 36.8 0.33 1.21 30.4
Norway Walk             0.79 1.4 1.1 0.29 0.23 4.8 0.66 1.4 0.9 0.25 0.16 5.7            
Bike             0.20 2.1 0.4 0.21 0.04 10.1 0.20 2.6 0.5 0.21 0.04 12.7            
Public transport             0.31 32.4 10.0 0.85 0.26 38.0 0.26 27.0 7.0 0.83 0.21 32.7            
Automobiles             1.84 12.2 22.5 0.32 0.59 38.1 2.09 13.9 29.0 0.31 0.66 44.2            
All travel             3.14 10.8 34.1 0.36 1.13 30.2 3.21 11.7 37.5 0.3 1.07 34.9            
Switzerland Walk             0.98 0.8 1.0 0.23 0.28 3.6 0.75 1.6 1.2 0.34 0.26 4.5            
Bike             0.35 2.0 0.8 0.18 0.08 11.0 0.33 2.9 1.0 0.30 0.10 9.6            
Public transport             0.38 12.3 5.5 0.53 0.24 23.2 0.46 17.1 7.9 0.80 0.37 21.4            
Automobiles             1.42 11.3 19.2 0.29 0.50 38.7 1.72 15.1 25.9 0.42 0.72 36.2            
All travel             1.71 13.0 26.6 0.29 0.59 45.1 3.41 10.8 36.9 0.44 1.49 24.8            
United States Walk 0.25 0.4 0.1 0.16 0.04 2.7 0.26 0.6 0.1 0.17 0.04 3.5 0.22 1.0 0.2 0.17 0.04 6.2 0.24 0.8 0.2 0.17 0.04 4.7
Bike 0.02 5.8 0.1 0.22 0.00 26.5 0.02 3.3 0.1 0.26 0.01 13.0 0.02 3.2 0.1 0.22 0.00 14.5 0.04 2.1 0.1 0.19 0.01 11.4
Public transport 0.16 12.4 2.0 0.49 0.08 25.4 0.16 13.9 2.2 0.51 0.08 28.5 0.15 15.4 2.3 0.47 0.07 32.7 0.16 28.4 4.6 0.68 0.11 41.7
Automobiles 2.19 13.8 30.2 0.29 0.64 47.1 2.49 15.5 38.5 0.29 0.69 56.0 2.68 15.1 40.5 0.27 0.72 56.1 3.85 14.8 57.1 0.28 1.06 53.9
All travel 2.65 12.5 33.1 0.29 0.78 42.6 2.93 14.0 40.9 0.29 0.81 50.4 3.07 14.0 43.1 0.27 0.83 51.7 4.30 14.4 62.0 0.28 1.22 50.9
West Germany Walk 1.05 1.1 1.2 0.30 0.31 3.8 0.84 1.2 1.0 0.32 0.27 3.7 0.77 1.5 1.1 0.30 0.23 4.9            
Bike 0.28 2.1 0.6 0.25 0.07 8.1 0.34 2.6 0.9 0.28 0.10 9.3 0.33 3.0 1.0 0.28 0.09 10.5            
Public transport 0.37 15.1 5.6 0.69 0.26 21.9 0.37 17.3 6.5 0.73 0.28 23.5 0.27 17.3 4.6 0.63 0.17 27.6            
Automobiles 1.39 14.0 19.5 0.36 0.51 38.3 1.47 14.3 21.0 0.37 0.55 38.4 1.37 14.6 20.0 0.38 0.53 38.0            
All travel 3.09 8.7 26.9 0.37 1.15 23.4 3.02 9.7 29.4 0.39 1.19 24.7 2.75 9.8 26.8 0.37 1.02 26.2            
4 Delhi suburbs Walk             0.67 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                        
Bike             0.15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                        
Public transport             0.53 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A                        
Automobiles             0.11