Walking and cycling is good for us.
Many of us do walk.
In Wales 26% of all purposeful trips are made wholly by
walking. Around 11% of people walk to work and an estimated 45% of 5-16
year olds walk to school.
Over the past 10 years, the average total number of walking trips per person
has fallen by around 20%.
Some of us want to cycle.
Around 1% of people cycle to work.
In Great Britain, around 1% of trips to school are by bicycle.
An estimated 38% of households in Wales now own a cycle.
Yet the number of trips by bicycle in Great Britain has fallen by around 37% since the mid 1980s.
Most of us prefer to use our cars.
In Wales, around 8% of car journeys are less than 1 mile, 26% are less than two miles, and 58% are under 5 miles.