The bar chart shows the number of purposes for travel in 2009, and the pie chart provides data about main problems for the travelling public in the US in the same year.
Overall, it is clear that the number of reasons to travel to and from work is at the highest level, while the major issues for the travelling public and the price of travel accounted for the largest proportion.
Regarding the bar chart, to make up the majority of journeys were work-related at 49%, Personal reasons was the second-highest with 19%, followed by shopping at 16%. Social or recreation activities were cited by 10% travelers, and visiting friends or relatives represents the lowest level on the chart at just 6%.
Turning to pie charts, the most reported problem was price of travel made up the largest share with just over a third of the travelling public. This was followed by safety concerns at 19% and the issues of aggressive drivers at 17%. Highway congestion accounted for 14%, while a smaller proportion of people agreed on access to public transport at 8% and space for pedestrians at 6% as major issues.