The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in on European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.
The given bar chart provides information about the variety of transportation methods, which were utilized in order to arrive at the workplace in a particular European city in 3 different years.
Overall
, whereas
the popularity of bike and on-foot transportation decreased over the 40-year period, the increment in car usage made it the most preferred.
In 1960, being a pedestrian was the most chosen way to go to work. Nearly 1 in 3 working people used this
method. In the next 40 years, this
figure fell to just under 10% levels. In terms of bicycling, decrement was also
persistent. Their proportion declined from slightly over a quarter to around 5%.
When it comes to transport by motor vehicles, bus was the leading means of transportation in comparison to car for working professionals by just below 20% at the beginning of the 4-decade period. However
, starting at 5%, the percentage of automobile users had soared to slightly less than 35% and had become the most chosen by the end of the period.Submitted by TUTOO on
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