The graph below shows the average number of UK commuters travelling each day by car, bus or train between 1970 and 2030

The line graph depicts how many

people

in the UK travel on a daily basis by

car

, bus or

train

from 1970 to 2030.

Overall

, what stands out from the graph is that there is an upward trend in

car

and

train

usage throughout the period.

Furthermore

, the number of

people

using the bus falls gradually. In 1970, the most popular means of transportation was a

car

and around 5

million

people

used the

car

to commute.

This

year, about 2

million

individuals used the

train

to commute, less than the other two means of transport. For the next 30 years, the

figure

for

car

usage saw a significant rise and reached around 7

million

,

while

the number of

people

commuting by

train

climbed to only 3

million

. It is anticipated that the

figure

for

car

usage will have increased to 9

million

people

by 2030. By 2030 approximately 5

million

people

will have used

train

to travel. At the beginning of the period, only 4

million

individuals used the bus to travel.

Moreover

,

this

figure

witnessed a gradual decrease in 2000 and dropped to nearly 2

million

. The anticipation indicates that

this

figure

will decrease to just under 3

million

.