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 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 chart displays the number of student's mobilities from and to their schools in a country in 1990 and 2010. The data portrays different forms of trip options,
such
as car, bicycle,
bus
, walking, and the combination of
bus
and walking. As displayed on the chart, there was a total transformation of travel mode choice between these two separated years. Kids in 2010 preferred automobiles rather than other choices, contradicting the children's preference in 1990. The highest modality option that the children chose in 1990 was
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by foot,
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more than 12
million
per year.
Bus
, cycling, and walking-
bus
integration came far behind, averaging half of the total trips made by walking.
However
, the amount of parents who drove their children using a car was not common
then
, with only four
million
in total. Contradict to the previous period, car trips dominated the chart
at the end
of the period, achieving as high as 11
million
travels. The foot and the combination of
bus
and walking approach reduced significantly by only half of the trips conducted in 1990,
while
bus
travel only decreased by 2
million
in the latter year. Cycling was the
last
option for kids in 2010, showing only a third of the 1990 trip data in the same categories.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trips
  • children
  • modes of transport
  • walk
  • cycle
  • public transport
  • drive
  • car
  • trends
  • decrease
  • increase
  • shift
  • convenient
  • comfortable
  • commuting
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • significant
  • indicate
  • reasons
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • 20-year period
  • doubled
  • considerable margin
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