The diagrams below shows changes in modes of transport chosen by travellers in European country from 1950 to 1990. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagrams below shows changes in modes of transport chosen by travellers in European country from 1950 to 1990. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The provided bar graph gives information about the alternative transportation modes among travellers in a particular country, in three periods of time namely 1950, 1970 and 1990.
Overall
can be seen that walking and bikes were the popular transport among commuters, at the beginning of the year,
while
cars were
at the end
. Passes had a fluctuation throughout the years.
To begin
with, the number of cars was about 7% in 1950. The proportion increased dramatically in 1970 and 1990 at 25% and around 37% respectively. meanwhile, the ratio of buses fluctuated over the period of time. It was at 20% and
then
had a significant increase in 1970 to about 27% ,
while
it declined in 1990 to approximately 18%.
On the other hand
, the percentage of bikes and walking were common in 1950 almost 27% and 35 respectively.
However
, the ratio decreased significantly to 5% and 10%.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • changes
  • modes of transport
  • travellers
  • European country
  • 1950
  • 1990
  • summarise
  • main features
  • comparisons
  • popularity
  • time periods
  • bicycle
  • walking
  • car
  • public transportation
  • motorcycle
  • increased significantly
  • preferred mode of transport
  • stability
  • slight increase
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