The graph belows show the average number of UK commuters travelling each day by car, train or bus between 1970 and 2030.

The graph belows show the average number of UK commuters travelling each day by car, train or bus between 1970 and 2030.
The line graph illustrates the figure of the British travelling by
car
,
bus
or
train
every day from 1970 to 2030.
Overall
, the
car
is the most popular means of transport for
people
in the UK during the period shown
whereas
the use of the
bus
decreases
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slightly. The number of
people
who use the
train
increases gradually. In 1970, there were about 5
million
individuals going by
car
while
bus
usage was less frequent (around 4
million
), and the
train
was the least commonly used (under 3
million
). 40 years later, the number of
people
who went by
car
and
bus
rose steadily and reached a peak of 7
million
and 3
million
respectively.
By contrast
,
this
period saw a minimal fall in
bus
users, from about 4
million
to 3
million
. By 2030, the figure of
people
who commute by
car
is expected to climb to 9
million
and the number of
train
users is
also
predicted to grow to nearly 5
million
.
However
, buses are likely to be the least popular choice for travelling, with only 3
million
commuters.
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