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 and make a comparison. write at least 150 words

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 and make a comparison. write at least 150 words
This
provided bar chart illustrates the changing patterns of transport
use
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in a European city in the period from 1960 to 2000.
Overall
, it can be seen that car
use
sharply increased,
whereas
the others fell over the given time. In detail, even though
the
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car
use
was the least, in 1960, around 7% of
population
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the population
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were
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was
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using, it dramatically rose to about 37%, in 2000, which was a five-fold increase.
In addition
to that,
the
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bus
use
was erratic, because it was moderately used, in 1960, at nearly 17% of humankind, and
then
it reached a peak, at 25%, in 1980, but despite
this
, in 2000 it fell to be, at about 15%, which was lower than the starting point. On top of that the
use
of the other two means of transport, bike and foot, reduced over the period.
For instance
, in spite of walking
was
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a popular way of moving, in 1960, at approximately 35% of folk, in 2000 it dropped to 5% of
population
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the population
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, which was about a seven-time decrease than it began.
However
, bike
use
was high, at around 25% in 1960, it
also
went down to 5%, which means a five-time drop.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words use with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "fell" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.

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