Compare the alternatives for making a specific long journey from your home town to a destination  over 100 miles away , and a short journey of  10 miles from your home.

Draw up a chart of  various alternative forms of transport e.g. car, coach, bus, train,tram, plane, sea and taxi.

price
ease of use
time of journey
convenience
environmental impact per passenger
fuel consumption per passenger

When estimating the cost consider the whole cost. For instance in the case of the car do not only give petrol price but include the full costs of running the car divided by the mileage.

A charts for this purpose is provided on the next page.