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Soviet Union [USSR] Passenger Transportation
In the mid-1980s, buses were the primary means of passenger
transportation, accounting for almost 44 percent of traffic on all
transportation systems in 1986 (see
table 45, Appendix A). Indeed,
in 1986 public transportation buses carried the most passengers--
48.8 billion passengers boarded--of all means of transportation.
Most passengers traveled short distances on intracity and suburban
runs. In 1986 the average distance traveled by a passenger was 9.5
kilometers. In that year, taxicabs carried more than 1.4 billion
fares. In the 1980s, private automobiles were rare compared with
most Western nations. In 1985 the Soviet Union had 11.7 million
automobiles. Some Western authorities believed that about one-third
of them were owned by the CPSU or the government.
Data as of May 1989
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