The bar chart showcases the volume of trips that students from 5 to 12 years old commute to and from school every year in a 20-decade-period.
Overall, car passenger was become more popular after 10 years, whereas others modes of transport such as walking, cycling and taking bus saw an significant decrease. One noteworthy point is that the total number of times children jogging to school in 2010 was recorded to be only half of those in 1990.
Over the 20 years period, the volume of trips that students from 5 to 12 walk to school was decline drastically, from approximately 12.5 millions to 6 millions. Riding a bike was less popular among children in 2010 compared to 1990, causing a notable decrease of over 4 millions trips in 2 decades.
Taking a bus experienced a minor change, dropping from 7 millions to 5 millions trips per year.
In summary, thanks to transportation advance, driving children to school was well adopted by their parents, marking a significant change in their daily habit. However, another key take away was children in 2010 depended more on adult than they did in 1990.
