Commuters: how much do you know about travelling to work? – quiz

The M8 motorway in Scotland at rush hour. Photograph: Alamy

1. What's the average time spent commuting in the UK?

   1. 19 minutes

   2. 64 minutes

   3. 55 minutes

   4. 32 minutes

2. What’s been launched to try and encourage people talk to each other on the Tube?

   1. An app that sends you a notification when there's someone with a similar profile nearby

   2. Alcohol-fuelled events every Thursday evening, encouraging travellers to have a drink and a chat on their way home

   3. 'Tube Chat' Badges that indicate the wearer is happy to have a conversation

   4. Cards Against Humanity games across five Tube lines

3. How much does an annual rail cost for a one-hour round commute five days a week?

   1. £4,989

   2. £6,563

   3. £3,567

   4. £5,985

4. What percentage of people in England and Wales travel to work by car or van?

   1. 25%

   2. 59%

   3. 75%

   4. 41%

5. How many miles per year does the average commuter travel?

   1. 5,000

   2. 12,000

   3. 10,000

   4. 8,000

6. What percentage of their net median salaries does the average commuter travelling into London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol fork out?

   1. 11%

   2. 5%

   3. 8%

   4. 18%

7. How many people commute for three hours or more a day?

   1. 1.7m

   2. 300,000

   3. 500,000

   4. 880,00

8. Which demographic has the longest commute in the UK?

   1. Men in their teens

   2. Women in their twenties

   3. Men in their forties

   4. Men in their fifties

9. In which city do workers face the worst commute?

   1. Villavicencio, Colombia

   2. Golan Heights, Israel

   3. Moscow

   4. London

10. In a survey, what was viewed as the worst habit on the underground?

    1. Playing loud music

    2. Eating

    3. Pushing onto the train without letting others off first

    4. Not giving up seats for elderly or pregnant people

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:A, 4:B, 5:C, 6:A, 7:D, 8:C - They spend more than 67 minutes on average getting to and from work., 9:A - 192.1 minutes, 10:C

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