The bar chart and pie chart compare and contrast the data about why US residents traveled and travel difficulties they experienced, surveyed in 2009, measured by percentages.
Generally speaking, the principal reason for traveling in America was to commute to and from work while the primary concern of Americans was the cost of traveling.
To begin with, upon comparing the highest proportion to the lowest one in America, the major reason for travel was commuting (49%), whereas visiting friends and relatives was the least common purpose (6%). Moreover, personal reasons make up nearly twice the percentage of social recreation intentions (19% and 10%, respectively). Additionally, the shopping purpose accounted for 16% of all the reasons.
On the other hand, it is apparent that the primary problem that gained the most attention was the expenses of trips, making up 36% of the total difficulties, which is six times higher than space for pedestrians (6%). Especially, safety was the top travel worry for 19% of people, while aggressive driving and highway congestion were the main issues for 17% and 14% of the travelers, respectively. The last remaining component pertained to space for pedestrians (8%), coming in as the second-to-last traveling matters.