The diagrams below give information on transport and car use in Edmonton. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table shows the reason why

people

in Edmonton

use

their

cars

in the city and the pie chart explains what type of

transport

people

prefer to

use

most of the time. Looking at the pie chart

first,

it is clear that

the

car

is the most popular means of

transport

in

this

city. 45% of the

people

say that they prefer to commute by

car

. The second most popular form of

transport

is the LRT,

while

busses and taxis are the main means of

transport

for the rest of the

people

. The table gives more detailed information about why

people

use

their

cars

. Surprisingly, 55% of the

people

need to commute to work by

car

.

Cars

are

also

used a lot for taking children to school or

business

Change preposition

for business

show examples

purposes. Only 15% of drivers are doing their shopping and,

similarly

, 15% need to travel by

car

for leisure.

Overall

,

people

in Edmonton make good

use

of alternative methods of

transport

but there is a heavy dependence on

cars

for work.