The graph below shows the average trip length (in miles) among U.S. children aged 5 to 15 years old.

The graph below shows the average trip length (in miles) among U.S. children aged 5 to 15 years old.
The line graph depicts the average trip length with four types of means used by American children in the range of 5 to 15 age from 1970 to 2020.
Overall
, the bus was the most popular vehicle among kids,
whereas
walking was the least selective choice. Of course, cycling decreased steadily and using cars had a fluctuating trend. To go into details, in 1970, children went by bus around 28
miles
which was the peak point within the other three lines. Gradually, in each decade, it increased to reach about 38
miles
in 2020. The least popular item was walking which started approximately with 16
miles
in 1970 and continued its significant reduction to around 5
miles
in 2000,
then
it went up to under 10
miles
in 2020. By looking at other parts of the graph, cycling had the same value as buses in 1970 and kept its trend to decline moderately to reach under 20
miles
in 2020. Car was another vehicle with just 20
miles
in 1970 and grew to more than 10
miles
in 2000 and
then
dropped slightly to around 28
miles
in 2020.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • average trip length
  • miles
  • implications
  • safety
  • health
  • social aspects
  • urban development
  • transportation options
  • societal shifts
  • age groups
  • developmental factors
  • independence
  • technological advances
  • mobility
  • ride-sharing apps
  • public transportation
  • environmental implications
  • carbon emissions
  • societal goals
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