The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph illustrates how many
trips
are made by children in a country commuting to and from school by various modes of transportation
in 1990 and 2010.
Overall
, there was a major shift in the mode of transportation
that occupied the most number of trips
made in a year
. In 1990, the majority of children went to and from school by foot with over 12 million
trips
, while
car passenger was shown to be the most commonly used in 2010 with about 11 million
trips
.
We can also
examine that in 1990, all but one transportation
mode was more popular compared to 2010. Walking, cycling, the combination of walking and bus, and by bus only were all more commonly used by children in 1990 than in 2010.
Over the years, all the aforementioned transportation
modes experienced a decrease in the total number of trips
per year
, making car passengers the single most popular mode of transportation
in 2010 by undergoing a major increase from over 4 million
trips
per year
to around 11 million
trips
per year
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