The given bar chart illustrates the percentage of different purposes of travelling in the US, while the pie chart shows six principle problems of using public transport in the year 2009.
Overall, it is clear that the main reason for Americans to travel was to commute to and from their workplaces. It is also noticeable that the most important concern of the US travellers was the cost of travelling.
As can be seen from the bar chart, nearly haft trips made by the US citizens was to go to and from work, compared to only 6% in group of people visiting friends and relatives. Approximately a fifth of American residents traveled for personal reasons, while the figures for social and creational activities accounted for 10% and 16% respectively.
With regard to the pie chart, price was the primary concern of American travellers, at 36% which was nearly twice as high as the proportions of safety and aggressive drivers. In comparison, 14% of Americans thought that highway congestion was the most serious issue, while the rates of people who cited access to public transport and space for pedestrians as their foremost concerns were less than 10%.