Nowadays people think that the ultimate method of solving the problem of traffic jam and pollution is to raise the cost of petrol. From my point of view, I totally disagree with this opinion as I believe that there are other measures which might be much more effective than increasing petrol price.
There are reasons why I do not approve of the given opinion. First and foremost, pushing up the price of petrol will make no changes to people’s habit of commuting to work by private cars. Given the inconvenience of the public transport system, no matter how expensive petrol is, people still have to rely on cars without having any possible alternations. What is more, increasing petrol price will lead to high cost of transportation, which may affect local economy as the price of goods rises. Therefore, it is counterproductive to raise fuel prices in order to tackle the problems of traffic congestion and pollution.
Measures could be taken to solve the problem of traffic jam include limiting the number of private cars in the city centre and encourage more people to use public transports such as buses or the metro. In order to make public transport passenger-friendly, the network should be expanded and the frequency should also be increased. Moreover, local authorities have to subsidize buses and trains in order to attract more people. In terms of solving pollution problem, nowadays thanks to the development of the energy industry, there are various types of renewable power sources in which cars can use such as solar power, wind energy or electricity – all of them are environmentally friendly. As long as they are put into practice, certainly no worries have to be made on the disposal of exhaust fumes from cars.
In conclusion, I believe that increasing petrol price is not efficient since people still have to rely on their cars, given the inconvenience of the public transport. Instead, only by providing people with the amenities in public transportation facilities and applying renewable sources of energy to cars could traffic congestion and pollution be solved.
Nowadays
people
think
that the ultimate method of solving the
problem
of
traffic
jam and pollution is to raise the cost of
petrol
. From my point of view, I
totally
disagree with this opinion as I believe that there are other measures which might be much more effective than increasing
petrol
price.
There are reasons why I do not approve of the
given
opinion.
First
and foremost, pushing up the
price
of
petrol
will
make
no
changes
to
people’s
habit of commuting to work by private
cars
.
Given
the inconvenience of the
public
transport
system, no matter how expensive
petrol
is,
people
still
have to
rely on
cars
without having any possible alternations.
What is more
, increasing
petrol
price
will lead to high cost of transportation, which may affect local economy as the
price
of
goods
rises.
Therefore
, it is counterproductive to raise fuel
prices
in order to tackle the
problems
of
traffic
congestion and pollution.
Measures could
be taken
to solve the
problem
of
traffic
jam include limiting the number of private
cars
in the city
centre
and encourage more
people
to
use
public
transports
such as buses or the metro. In order to
make
public
transport
passenger-friendly, the network should
be expanded
and the frequency should
also
be increased
.
Moreover
, local authorities
have to
subsidize buses and trains in order to attract more
people
. In terms of solving pollution
problem
, nowadays thanks to the development of the energy industry, there are various types of renewable power sources in which
cars
can
use
such as solar power, wind energy or electricity
–
all of them are
environmentally
friendly. As long as they
are put
into practice,
certainly
no worries
have to
be made
on the disposal of exhaust fumes from cars.
In conclusion
, I believe that increasing
petrol
price
is not efficient since
people
still
have to
rely on their
cars
,
given
the inconvenience of the
public
transport
.
Instead
,
only
by providing
people
with the amenities in
public
transportation facilities and applying renewable sources of energy to
cars
could
traffic
congestion and pollution
be solved
.