The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph below illustrates the number of

trips

towards and back from school taken by children in an unspecified country during the time period between 1990 and 2010, and the means of

transportation

used.

Overall

, the most used means of

transportation

in different years were private vehicles and walking. Meanwhile, other means of

transportation

varied their use depending on the studied

year

. During 1990, walking alone was the most used method of

transportation

averaging just above 12

million

trips

per

year

.

In contrast

, automobile usage was at its lowest averaging just above 4

million

in the given

year

. Cycling, walking

and

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taking the

bus

and just taking the

bus

fluctuated between 6 to 7

million

trips

per

year

, peaking at their highest usage during

this

year

. In comparison, in 2010 the use of private vehicles peaked, almost tripling the number of

trips

per

year

totalling just above 11 billion of

trips

per

year

.

While

walking alone saw a dramatic decrease, losing half of its usage from previous years. Cycling was the lowest used means of

transportation

amounting to 2

million

trips

,

while

walking and taking the

bus

simultaneously or just taking the

bus

totaled around 3

million

and 5

million

respectively.