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.

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.
The bar chart demonstrates the
percentage
of four transportation used to travel or to work in a specific city in Europe during 40 year-period from 1960.
Overall
,
it is clear that
all four different means of transport fluctuated significantly over the given period. The
proportion
of the three transport modes showed a decreasing pattern, except for the car. Looking at the chart more closely, one can see that the rate of total travellers by bus peaked at about 26
per
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cent
in 1980, before dropping to approximately 16%, which was similar to its
proportion
in 1960. The
proportion
of usage of cars soared dramatically from roughly 6 per
cent
in 1960 to more than 35 per
cent
in 2000, becoming the most popular transportation system in the final year of the period.
In contrast
, the
proportion
of travel by foot plummeted considerably by more than 20 per
cent
during the whole period. Meanwhile, for the
percentage
of total travellers by bike, it fell notably by 5% in the first 20 years and became one-third of its
percentage
in the initial year, which was the least
percentage
in 2000 at about 6 per
cent
.
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