The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
The given chart illustrates four types of transportation between 1960 and 2000 that citizens commuted to work and travel in a European city.
From an
overall
perspective, it is evident that the percentage of car drivers experienced an upward trend, whereas
a reverse pattern could be seen in the figures of bike and foot over the surveyed period.
It is clear that
the proportion of cars in 1960 was the lowest, at 5% of total travellers. The data in 1980 was higher, with around 27%. However
, the number of cars in 2000 accounted for the largest, at about 36%.
During this
time frame, there was a consistent fall-off in the number of residents who went to work by bike and on foot to nearly 5% and 10%, respectively. In terms of buses, a European city witnessed a fluctuating increase in the number of bus users, reaching a peak of approximately 25% before plummeting to somewhere in the vicinity of 15% at the end
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