You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar graph illustrates the

percentage

of transport modes which people in a European city used to go to work from 1960 to 2000.

Overall

, it is evident that car commuters increased in the examined period.

However

, the

percentage

of

travelers

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travellers

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by bike and on

foot

fell dramatically. From 1960 to 1980, the people preferred use of buses and cars more than bikes and on

foot

. The proportion of bus

travelers

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travellers

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witnessed a remarkable increase from 18% to 27%.

Similarly

, the figure for cars was 5% in 1960, which climbed significantly to 22% in 1980.

In contrast

, the

percentage

of people who used bikes and on

foot

was quite high in 1960, with 25% and 34%, respectively. In the next 20 years, these numbers decreased sharply to 20% by bike and 17% on

foot

. The year 2000 saw rapid growth in the

percentage

of car

travelers

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travellers

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, with 35%,

whereas

the other three transport modes dropped gradually, with about 15% by bus, and under 10% by bike and on

foot

.