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Females walk more, but males make ‘substantially more’ cycling trips

Deniz Huseyin
05 September 2025
Average cycling trips, stages and miles travelled, per person per year: England, 2002 to 2024
Average cycling trips, stages and miles travelled, per person per year: England, 2002 to 2024
 

Females made more walking trips on average and walked a longer distance than males while males made “substantially more” cycling trips and cycled a longer distance than females, reveals the new National Travel Survey (NTS).

On average, females made 282 walking trips and travelled 234 miles compared with males who made 252 trips and travelled 226 miles.

Females made more walking trips than males across all age groups, apart from those aged 16 and under and 70 and over, where males...

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