The diagrams below shows changes in modes of transport chosen by travellers in European country from 1950 to 1990. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares the types of vehicles that were used for

work

by citizens in Europe between 1950 to 1990.

Overall

, the people in European countries chose a different kind of transport over the years. At the beginning of the

period

, most of the people went to

work

on foot;

however

, the percentage went down over the

period

.

Although

the car was the least mode of transportation used in 1950, it became the highest one in 1990. In the year 1950, almost 40% of the population in a European City used their foot to mobilize from home to

work

;

however

, it significantly went down to below 20% in 1970 and about 7%

at the end

of the

period

.

Furthermore

,

although

more than a quarter of citizens used bikes in 1950, only 5% of them used them in the next 20 years and it became the lowest percentage of the figures. Meanwhile, the number of people who used buses grew from about 17% to around 26% ten years later.

However

, it decreased to more than 15%

at the end

of the

period

.

In contrast

, the rate of

travelers

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who went to

work

by car rapidly increased from 5% to 25% in 1970 and reached a peak of 40% in the final year.