The bar chart provides information on the numbers of road means of transport registered by European users over a 10-year period between 1996 and 2006.
Overall, over the timeframe, the overwhelming majority of vehicles were private cars, whereas the number of buses used was the lowest. Another remarkable point is that European people were in favor of using private transports rather than public ones.
In terms of private vehicles, in 1996, cars ranked first at 19 millions in use, which intensively surged up to 24 millions at the end of surveyed time. In contrast, the number of motorcycle users started at 1 million and decreased by 400 thousand in 2006.
Concerning public transports, the number of buses used remained consistent at 0,1 millions throughout 10 years, while there was a decrease of 0,1 million lorries used between 1996 and 2006. Finally, other types of transports recorded an upward trend, ascending from 1,2 to 1,9 millions over the timeframe.