The bar chart compares the proportion of transport usage for work and travel in European cities from 1960 to 2000.
Overall, there was a gradual increase in the percentage of car usage, while the reverse trend was true in the cases of bus, bike, and foot, which showed a decrease.
Starting with transport with upward trends, the percentage of car usage in 1960 started at just 6%, after which it dramatically increased to 25% in 1980, before hitting its highest point of 36% in the final year.
Turning to remaining transport means, the proportion of bus usage stood at 20% in 1960. However, despite a rise to 27% in 1980, the percentage of bus patronage decreased to 15% in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of use of bikes in European countries started at a higher 26%, after which it slightly dropped to 22% in 1980, before reaching its lowest point of 6% in 2000. As for the last one, going to work and travel on foot was the most used means of transport among the given options, with its percentage standing at 35% in 1960. But this was followed by a continuous downward trend, dropping to 16% in 1980, and a decade later, it was followed by another decrease to exactly 10% in the final yea