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