Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the average number of American commuters travelling each day by car, bus or train between 1980 and 2040 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The graph illustrates the amount of passengers of a different types of vehicles.

According to the graph, the proportion of car and train daily travellers is growing. In 1980 car passengers were about 6 millions, and people who used trains were 5 millions. In 1990 there was a slight decrease making car users slightly under 6 millions and train travelers around than 4,5 million. However, in the 2000s both their numbers increased, making car commuters 7 million and train passengers a little over 5 million. In 2010 the proportion of car and train commuters dropped to 6 and 5 million users once again. Nonetheless, in 2020 their number grew once more, hitting 8 million car commuters and a little less than 6 million train users. It is expected their numbers to expand even more in the 30s and 40s.

In contrast, bus commuters are becoming a minority. The graph shows a steady decline. In 1980 their number was 4 million. In 1990 train passengers were a little less than 4 million and a decade later they have gone to slightly higher than 3 million. 3 decades later, 1 million people gave up on bus transportation making them 3 million in 2010. In 2020 their number decreased to about 2,5 million and is expected to continue reducing, for instance in 2030 they are expected to become a little over than 2 million and 10 years later to decline to 2 million.

Overall, the graph shows a trend among the usage of trains and cars, and a decline in the transportation by bus.