Technology has progressed at a swift rate especially in the automotive sector causing the car ownership to rise globally. It is true that the number of people having a car has increased exponentially in the last thirty years. While I completely agree with the argument that most metro cities have become ‘one big traffic jam’, there are many steps which governments can take to tackle this problem.
The population in the world has been on a steady rise and with the rise in the population, the number of cars has also grown tremendously over the past 3 decades. In a family of 4, each person has their own car and with all these cars simultaneously on the roads, traffic jams have increased substantially. Another reason for the growth of traffic jams is the lack of good infrastructure. For instance, the roads and highways in India are subpar in quality, size and are not well maintained throughout the year and this is one of the main hurdles in the smooth functioning of traffic.
However, there are several measures that the government can introduce to help solve the problem of traffic jams. Firstly, the governing body needs to introduce a law that restricts the number of cars on the road on any day. For instance, the Delhi government implemented the “odd/even” rule which helped in reducing the number of cars on the road by allowing only cars with odd numbers or even numbers to ply on the road on any day. Secondly, the government can improve infrastructure by widening the roads and carrying out maintenance to ensure smooth traffic operations.
In conclusion, I am in complete agreement with the argument that the rise in car ownership over the past 3 decades has caused traffic jams in most major cities of the world. However, governments can improve the situation by making public transport more reliable.
Technology has progressed at a swift rate
especially
in the automotive sector causing the
car
ownership to
rise
globally. It is true that the
number
of
people
having a
car
has increased
exponentially
in the last thirty years. While I completely
agree
with the argument that most metro cities have become ‘one
big
traffic
jam’, there are
many
steps which
governments
can take to tackle this problem.
The population in the world has been on a steady
rise
and with the
rise
in the population, the
number
of
cars
has
also
grown
tremendously
over the past 3 decades. In a family of 4, each person has their
own
car
and with all these
cars
simultaneously
on the
roads
,
traffic
jams have increased
substantially
. Another reason for the growth of
traffic
jams is the lack of
good
infrastructure.
For instance
, the
roads
and highways in India are subpar in quality, size and are not well maintained throughout the year and this is one of the main hurdles in the smooth functioning of traffic.
However
, there are several measures that the
government
can introduce to
help
solve the problem of
traffic
jams.
Firstly
, the governing body needs to introduce a law that restricts the
number
of
cars
on the
road
on any day.
For instance
, the Delhi
government
implemented the “odd/even”
rule
which
helped
in reducing the
number
of
cars
on the
road
by allowing
only
cars
with odd
numbers
or even
numbers
to
ply
on the
road
on any day.
Secondly
, the
government
can
improve
infrastructure by widening the
roads
and carrying out maintenance to ensure smooth
traffic
operations.
In conclusion
, I am in complete agreement with the argument that the
rise
in
car
ownership over the past 3 decades has caused
traffic
jams in most major cities of the world.
However
,
governments
can
improve
the situation by making public transport more reliable.