Band 7+: The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows the changing patterns in various kinds of transport used by travellers in a European City during the period from 1960 to 2000.

Overall, the use of cars as a means of transport dramatically increased, while that of other kinds of transport fell.

In detail the year 1960, the proportion of travellers using cars as a method of transport was the lowest figure, at only about 7%, followed by significant growth before ending the period at the highest figure, at 37%

In detail the year 1960, the car was the least-used method of transport, with only about 7% population of travellers using this method, but the figure for cars then significantly grew to reach a peak of 37% in 2000. By contrast, walking used to be the most common transport mode in 1960, with nearly 35% of travellers transporting by foot, followed by a dramatic drop to over 15% before ending the period at around 8%.

During this same period, the percentage of bicycle-using also fell from 27% in 1960 to 7% in 2000. On the other hand, the figure for buses witnessed an erratic change, which started at 20% in 1960 and then rose to hit the point at 27% in 1980 before falling back to about 18% at the end of the period.