The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in Netherland between 2001 and 2006. Describe the information in the table and make comparisons where appropriate.

The table illustrates a large number of transportation utilized by people in the Netherlands that have changed significantly starting from 2001 to 2006.

Overall

, it is noticeable that the rate of modern vehicles increased dramatically if the data was compared to the conventional modes of movement,

such

as local buses, walking and bicycles.

Nonetheless

, the latter actually declined slightly

at the end

of the period.

To begin

with, the total of all modes went through an increase from 4740 to 6475 miles for five years of observations. On the one hand, the average distance of local bus, walking and bicycle decreased slightly by ranging 10 to 45 points.

On the other hand

, people commonly utilized the private car, accounting for 4806 miles a year, one-third higher than previous data. Surprisingly, local distance bus and Taxi usage apparently grew considerably over twofold in 2006, even though their numbers were still lower than train and other types of vehicles.

Finally

, there was only a moderate incline in train and unknown transportation at about one-fourth level.