The pie charts show the changes in the proportions for different forms transport which people used to get to their offices and turn back in a European city in 1959 and 2009

The chart illustrates the difference in the proportion of transport

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use to get and turn back from work in European cities.

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more than half of the employees walked to and from work in 1959

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car users increased and took almost half of the ratio in 2009. In 1959, most of the workers walked to their office and

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came back by foot as we can see that 55% of them used foot. It was a normal phenomenon as the average distance was 3.5km and the average duration was 17 minutes. It was followed by bus and train which had the same percentage at 15%.

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buses and trains were the second most used transportation, there was a big distinction between the foot. Not many

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had vehicles back in 1959 so cars took 10% and the others 5%.

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, there was a big change in 2010. As the average distance rose to 19km and the average duration increased to 42 minutes,

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using cars increased to 35%. Even though there was a drop in the proportion, still a lot of

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walked to their office which took 25%. The rate of

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using the train remained steady at 15% but the

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riding the bus decreased to 13%. Employees using other methods increased to 12%.