The advent of automobiles marked the 20th century. With the rise of middle class in 21st century, the use of automobiles has dramatically increased. Although this increase has given people the freedom of travel, it has posed a serious concern in big towns and cities, the issue of traffic jams. To solve the problem, some people advised that the roads must be widened, but I believe that until and unless there is awareness amongst individuals, the problem may not be solved.
Widening of roads may be one solution, but it might not be the most practical. We are living in such times, when we are facing environmental issues. The road widening project may involve cutting down more trees, which will not only affect the environment but also the animals living in the forests. This will disturb our food chain further and also pose grave issues to our existence. Even more, there is no guarantee that once we have broader roads, there won’t be any traffic jams. The population of the world has increased in the past 5 decades sharply and continues to grow. It will only lead to growing number of automobiles.
However, if individuals are made aware of the consequences, chances are we might solve the problem without any further construction. People must be motivated to use public transport or share their transport as much as possible. Even more, the use of cycle must be promoted. For example-: China has made it compulsory for individuals to go to work on cycle. In this way, they have killed two birds with an arrow. The pollution levels have decreased and people have become healthier.
Overall, I believe that the best way to reduce traffic is to use less automobiles. Awareness about it must be made in schools, colleges and workplaces. Extra awards or incentives could be provided to individuals who in some way are contributing towards the solution. Also, the companies or schools or colleges who work towards making it possible to reduce traffic jams, must be awarded.
The advent of automobiles marked the 20th century. With the rise of middle
class
in 21st century, the
use
of automobiles has
dramatically
increased. Although this increase has
given
people
the freedom of travel, it has posed a serious concern in
big
towns and cities, the issue of
traffic
jams. To solve the problem,
some
people
advised that the
roads
must
be widened
,
but
I believe that until and unless there is awareness amongst
individuals
, the problem may not
be solved
.
Widening of
roads
may be one solution,
but
it might not be the most practical. We are living in such times, when we are facing environmental issues. The
road
widening project may involve cutting down more trees, which will not
only
affect the environment
but
also
the animals living in the forests. This will disturb our food chain
further
and
also
pose grave issues to our existence. Even more, there is no guarantee that once we have broader
roads
, there won’t be any
traffic
jams. The population of the world has increased in the past 5 decades
sharply
and continues to grow. It will
only
lead to growing number of automobiles.
However
, if
individuals
are made
aware of the consequences, chances are we might solve the problem without any
further
construction.
People
must
be motivated
to
use
public transport or share their transport as much as possible. Even more, the
use
of cycle
must
be promoted
.
For example
-: China has made it compulsory for
individuals
to go to work on cycle. In this way, they have killed two birds with an arrow. The pollution levels have decreased and
people
have become healthier.
Overall
, I believe that the best way to
reduce
traffic
is to
use
less
automobiles. Awareness about it
must
be made
in schools, colleges and workplaces. Extra awards or incentives could
be provided
to
individuals
who in
some
way
are contributing towards the solution.
Also
, the
companies
or schools or colleges who work towards making it possible to
reduce
traffic
jams,
must
be awarded
.