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 pie diagram gives information about the changes in the percentage of various forms of transport which the citizens of Europe used for travelling to their offices, between 1959 and 2009.

Overall

, we observe that, in 2009, not only average distances but

also

the time taken to arrive at an office had increased drastically, in comparison to 1959.

Moreover

, in 1959, most of the people preferred to walk to reach their workplace.

However

, in 2009, the majority of the employees travelled by car or train.

In addition

to

this

, during both years almost a similar proportion of the public used buses to reach their office. On closer examination, it's seen that, in 2009, the mean distance and time had grown by 13.5km and 25 minutes respectively, when compared to 1959. Despite

this

, in 1959, more than half of the employees would walk to their offices. But

this

figure was close to 25%, in 2009.

Apart from

this

, exactly 50% of workers used either a car or a train for travelling, in 2009, during the same period approximately 14% of them used buses. A similar number was witnessed, in 1959.