The table shows the percentage of journeys made by different forms of transport in four countries, The bar graph shows the results of a survey into car use. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The table compares modes of

transport

used in four countries:

Canada

, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, and the percentage of journeys made by

car

, bicycle, public

transport

and on foot. The bar chart shows the results of a survey into reasons people in

Canada

travel to work by

car

. As can be seen from the table, cars were the most frequently used

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form

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of

transport

in all four countries.

However

, the proportion of journeys made by

car

ranged from a low of 47 per cent in the Netherlands to a high of 90 per cent in

Canada

. Figures for other forms of

transport

also

varied considerably. Not surprisingly, in the Netherlands, a high proportion of trips were made by bicycle (26%) and on foot (18%). The highest rate of public

transport

use was in Germany, where nearly one in five journeys was made by public

transport

. The bar chart provides information that may help explain why

car

use in

Canada

. The most frequently cited reason was

lack

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of any other alternative (38%).

Although

a sizable percentage said it was more convenient (12%), the other factors listed appeared to relate more to need than preference, e.g. working

night

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the night

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shift.

Overall

, the figures show considerable variation in modes of

transport

used, though the

car

continues to dominate.