The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

The diagram delineates the type of transportation citizens of a European country used to travel to and from their workplaces in three different years - 1960, 1980 and 2000. As an

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trend,

cars

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gained huge popularity as a

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of commuting,

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buses

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lost their appeal as a viable

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of communication for these Europeans. As the diagram suggests, around four out of ten of these Europeans used

buses

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to reach their offices and to get back homes in 1960. Tubes were the second most preferred

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of transportation as more than 25% of people took

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form of vehicle. Interestingly, Only around one in every 18 people used

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to travel,

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, trains were preferred by roughly 18% of citizens for commuting to and from offices. After two decades, trains and personal

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gained demand as more than half of the population used these two forms of transport. Tubes and

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retained less proportion of commuters

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year and

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seem like lost their attraction as a

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of transportation.

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, in 2000, more than one-third of these Europeans started using

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only 15% of them used

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to travel to and from their workplaces. Tubes retained almost one-fourth of the commuters,

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train usage stood just above 20%.