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Road transport

By Shawn "Big Poppa" Gill on May 28, 2008
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Graph Table Map Absolute Relative More Options

Type	Vertical Scale	Time Scale	Data Aggregation
Bar Horizontal Bar Scatter Line Pie Other Views Table	Absolute Relative to Average Relative to Range	Yearly	Average High Low Total Count Distinct None

Sources: The Environment in your Pocket: UK Department for ENvironment Food and Rural Affairs (http://www.statistics.gov.u...)

A 20 year study done by DEFRA of volatile organic compounds in the UK as a result of multiple sources (road transport, solvents, other). —Shawn "Big Poppa" Gill

Comments (4)

drkolhoff

drkolhoff says

I wonder if this means that people are using airplanes more. Hmmmm...

posted 7 months ago

zkemp

zkemp says

It really surprises me that road transport in the UK peaked in 1989 and then began its steady but dramatic decrease. I'm sure that change has been very favorable to the environment. Let's figure out what they did and follow their example in the U.S.!

posted 7 months ago

Jake Davis

Jake Davis says

I think it's safe to say that America relies more heavily on road transport than the UK. While it may seem like a good idea to cut back on road transport, how plausible is it?

posted 7 months ago

StaigeDavis

StaigeDavis says

I have to say that I am skeptical of the message that is conveyed by this graph. That's not to say that I think the statistics are made up, but I feel like I don't have enough information on the meaning of "road transport" to really understand what's going on here. What is being measure on the y-axis?

posted 7 months ago