The chart shows that average percentage of travellers using four different transports modes in European cities between 1960 and 2000.
Overall, while people’s using cars was significantly decreased in the initial year, on foot it stood out as the leading mode at the same year. However, the usage of car system sharply increased and people’s walking on foot decreased dramatically. Bus transports and bikes nearly the same ranked except some fluctuations in the whole timeframe.
In 1960, visitors less interested in driving cars and ranked only more than 5 percent, whereas walking on foot was the highest mode of transport, it reached up to nearly 35 percent. In 1980, car driving has became sharp upward trend and showed its percentage of roughly 25. But, at the same year, walking declined moderately to more than 15 percent. After 20 years, car using recorded its all-time high and it confirmed over 35 percent. Meanwhile, people’s walking on foot sharply.
On the other hand, buses and bikes flactuated moderately, starting with buses it kept its dominance between 15 and 20 percents, and it soared to hit its highest point and reached to 25 percent, but it fell slightly to16 percent. Bikes