The chart illustrates how the number of four different means of public transportation on the road had changed in 50 years since 1950 in the Netherlands.
Overall, a rise in traffic can be seen in cars, trains, bicycles and other public transports, albeit in different degrees. It is also noticeable that car traffic witnessed the most dramatic shift over the period.
Regrading the first decade, all types of public transport could hardly be seen on Netherlands’ roads in 1950, yet they gradually gained popularity in the following years. By 1960, the use of cars had risen by almost one-fifth, widening the gap between it and the rest of the vehicles, whose figures only saw a minimal rise of around seven percent.
In the next 20 years, car traffic rocketed by one hundred percent, which was five fold its figure in 1960. This trend continued until the end of the period, despite to a less dramatic extent, making cars the most prevalent public vehicle on the road. During this time, the figure for train rose steadily to register 20 percent in 2000, surpassing that of bicycles and other public transport, whose data witnessed smaller growth.