Traffic jams and pollution are two pervasive phenomena in cities all around the world. Many people argue that governments should restrict one car for each family so as to end the traffic gridlock and environmental contamination. While I agree with the view up to a point, I would argue that governments should also take other measures such as budget on improving public transport and media campaigns, to curb the problem.
Traffic congestion in major cities is going from bad to worse as a substantial number of private cars hit the road every day. It is a common scenario that cosmopolitan cities grind to a standstill with a huge number of private transportations. These private vehicles occupy 60 percent of the street space but carry merely 10 percent of the total commuters. Moreover, private automobiles are large contributors to air and noise pollution. Ownership of private vehicles, therefore, ought to be restricted to one per family by governments to reduce the number of cars on the street.
Besides, a variety of measures should also be taken to alleviate this issue. First, governments should spend a generous budget on developing public transportation system and road infrastructure. With an improved public transportation system, more people will travel by tram, bus or subway instead of private cars. It will ultimately mitigate the situation of traffic gridlock as well as pollution to a great extent. Apart from that, governments should also launch a huge media campaign to raise awareness among citizens about the aftermath of traffic congestion and pollution.
To conclude, restricting ownership of private cars would reduce traffic jams and pollution to some extent. And I believe that improved public transports and media campaigns, along with the one car per family policy, would be more effective in mitigating the condition.
Traffic
jams and
pollution
are two pervasive phenomena in cities all around the world.
Many
people
argue that
governments
should restrict one
car
for each family
so as to
end
the
traffic
gridlock and environmental contamination. While I
agree
with the view up to a point, I would argue that
governments
should
also
take other measures such as budget on improving
public
transport and media campaigns, to curb the problem.
Traffic congestion in major cities is going from
bad
to worse as a substantial number of
private
cars
hit the road every day. It is a common scenario that cosmopolitan cities grind to a standstill with a huge number of
private
transportations. These
private
vehicles occupy 60 percent of the street space
but
carry
merely
10 percent of the total commuters.
Moreover
,
private
automobiles are large contributors to air and noise
pollution
. Ownership of
private
vehicles,
therefore
, ought to
be restricted
to one per family by
governments
to
reduce
the number of
cars
on the street.
Besides
, a variety of measures should
also
be taken
to alleviate this issue.
First
,
governments
should spend a generous budget on developing
public
transportation system and road infrastructure. With an
improved
public
transportation system, more
people
will travel by tram, bus or subway
instead
of
private
cars
. It will
ultimately
mitigate the situation of
traffic
gridlock
as well
as
pollution
to a great extent. Apart from that,
governments
should
also
launch a huge media campaign to raise awareness among citizens about the aftermath of
traffic
congestion and pollution.
To conclude
, restricting ownership of
private
cars
would
reduce
traffic
jams and
pollution
to
some
extent. And I believe that
improved
public
transports and media campaigns, along with the one
car
per family policy, would be more effective in mitigating the condition.