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The bar chart illustrates the number of trips to schools made by five different modes of transportation by children aged 5-12 in a particular country in 1990 and 2020. Overall, there was a shift from active means of transport towards more passive ones, with the the most common choice in 1990 is walking, whereas car became more preferred in 30 years later. Looking first at the former year, the number of trips to schools by walking made up the dominance with over 12 million, significantly exceeding that of bus with around 7,3 million. Following these figures, cycling and the combination of walking and bus shared the identical number with 6 million each. Car was the least common choice among school children, recording approximately 4,1 million trips. In contrast, in 2020, children’s preference has changed considerably when car was the most prevalent vehicle to commute with about 11,3 million, nearly doubling that of walking and bus with 6 million and 5 million respectively. Finally, trips by walking and bus accounted for a modest number with roughly 3 million compared to the lowest figure (2 million) recorded in cycling.