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
slightly. The number of Wrong verb form
decreased
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.Submitted by xuandoanminh2014 on
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