The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates how many times children aged 5 to 12 years moved to and from school by various types of transportation per year, in 1990 and 2010. The units are measured in millions. Generally, children that use cars as a mode of transportation increased dramatically

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the figures for other modes decreased. In 1990, most of the children went to school by walking with the number of just above 12

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. The second largest mode of transport used by them was the

bus

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for about 7

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. The pupils who used cycling and walking and the

bus

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transport method had similar figures of around 6

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. The least vehicles used were cars with just over 4

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. In 2010, the number of car

passenger

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passengers

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rose sharply to about 11

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.

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, the number of students who walked to school plummeted to exactly 6

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.

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, the other

mode

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modes

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of

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transportation

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: cycling, walking and

bus

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, and

bus

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fell to 2

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, around 3

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, and about 5

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respectively.