Band 6+: 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 chart illustrates the total number of trips made by students in a single year having ages between 5 and 12 years old.

Overall, the number of trips completed by students to and from their school by walking is at a maximum level in 1990 when compared to other modes of transport. Despite this, the number of children going by cars almost matches with the walking students in 1990 but is more than other available modes of transport in the year 2010.

The number of students travelled to and from school by walking was more than 12 million in 1990 after which it was decreased to 6 million in 2010. Students completed their two way trip to school as a car passenger was between 4 and 6 million in 1990 and then significantly increases to approximately 11 million trips by 2010. Trips made by children in cycling was slightly more than 6 million in 1990 followed by a decline in 2010 of about 2 million trips only.

Students heading to and from school by bus made around 7 million trips in 1990 and then faced a downfall of about 5 million trips in 2010. Similarly, in case of walking and bus as a whole, the trips happened was approximately 6 million in 1990 and then fell to around 3 million trips in 2010.