The bar chart provides information about the number of trips made by students of age 5 to 12 for travelling to and from school using different modes of transport in the years 1990 and 2010.
Overall, students’ preferences for modes of transport have changed drastically. Almost all the modes of transport that were dominant for travel in 1990 have observed a downward trend. On the contrary, students prefer to travel as car passengers more in 2010.
The number of rides done using walking in 2010 has reduced to almost half of the number of trips made in 1990 using walking. Similarly, cycling as a mode of transport has seen a drastic downward trend, as the number of rides in 2010 has gone down to almost 30% of the number observed in 1990. The number of trips made via walking and bus has also reduced to half in 2010 of what they were in 1990. However, the number of trips made using the bus has also decreased, but not drastically.
The number of trips made by students as a car passenger in 2010 has increased to almost more than double of what was reported in 1990.
