Table 2.
Self-reported commuting modes of public transport users and car commuters at three time points during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Public transport (n = 200) |
Car (single occupant) (n = 525) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First became aware | When restrictions were in place | Future intentions | First became aware | When restrictions were in place | Future intentions | |
| Walk | 6.0 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 3.6 |
| Cycle | 3.0 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Bus | 28.0 | 1.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Park & ride | 3.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rail | 30.5 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Car (single occupant) | 10.0 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 89.0 | 49.5 | 81.9 |
| Car share (>1 person) | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Motorcycle | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Taxi/taxi app | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scooter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| N/A or work from home | 15.5 | 53.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 37.5 | 5.5 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Note: Participants reported on the mode they used when they first became aware of COVID-19, when official restriction were put in place and how they might plan to commute once restrictions are lifted in the future. Those reporting “N/A” include those using a van, wheelchair, a mixed method within each journey (i.e. car and walk, cycle and rail or walk and tram), a mixture across the week (i.e. car share and bus), or are retired. The “public transport” column includes bus, rail and park & ride. N/A in the ‘restrictions’ columns includes those who specified they were on furlough (the UK Government's temporary lay-off scheme).