The graph shows the transport modes in European city between 1960 and 2000.
The given chart illustrates data about the proportion of the number of travellers based on four types of transport accommodation in a particular city which is divided into 1960, 1980, and 2000.
Generally speaking, automobiles showed great growth
whereas
buses and eco-friendly modes presented a fluctuating and opposite tendency.
In the year 1960, roughly 7% of people used cars to travel around and during the period the popularity soared dramatically up to over 40%. While
autos became the most popular choice of vehicles, eco-friendly modes provided a significant decline.
Most of the European population had chosen to go on foot (nearly 35%) and rode bikes (25%) in 1960 although
in the next 40 years, there was a gradual decrease of people using them to approximately 9% and 6%, respectively.
Buses were preferred by half of the population compared to walking with 17% even though the number rose slightly in 1980, it eventually fell and ended with only 16%.Submitted by Fadilla.audrey on
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