It is true that traffic congestion nowadays is a serious problem for most countries in the world, especially developing countries. While many people think that extending more and wider roads is the best solution to resolve the problem, I would agree with those who believe the better way to reduce traffic jam is building train and subway lines.
On the one hand, there are some clear reasons why the extension and construction of roads can alleviate the volume of traffic. First of all, the existing roads are inadequate to provide the space for the increase of cars. In big cities, people who live on the outskirts usually commute to work by their own car. This may lead to a rise in traffic congestion in both inside and outside the city. Governments, therefore, should spend money to build and extend roads to cope with traffic jams. Secondly, since the more network of roads is built people are able to drive on an alternative way to avoid crowd when traffic congestion occurs.
On the other hand, people believe that government spending money on building train and subway lines is better decision to tackle traffic jams. Firstly, since such public transport usually runs quickly than cars, people tend to prioritise these forms of transport to travel. This may relieve the pressure on current roads. Secondly, sometimes there is rarely available land to extend further roads, especially in large cities. A metro network, built underground, would therefore be a more practical option, and it has proved in many cities across the world.
In conclusion, although extending the size of roads can reduce traffic jams, it seems to me that installing train and subway lines is a better choice to reduce the number of vehicles on roads.
It is true that
traffic
congestion nowadays is a serious problem for most countries in the world,
especially
developing countries
. While
many
people
think
that extending more and wider
roads
is the best solution to resolve the problem, I would
agree
with those who believe the better way to
reduce
traffic
jam is building train and subway lines.
On the one hand, there are
some
clear
reasons why the extension and construction of
roads
can alleviate the volume of
traffic
.
First of all
, the existing
roads
are inadequate to provide the space for the increase of cars. In
big
cities
,
people
who
live
on the outskirts
usually
commute to work by their
own
car. This may lead to a rise in
traffic
congestion in both inside and outside the city.
Governments
,
therefore
, should spend money to build and extend
roads
to cope with
traffic
jams.
Secondly
, since the more network of
roads
is built
people
are able to drive on an alternative way to avoid crowd when
traffic
congestion occurs.
On the other hand
,
people
believe that
government
spending money on building train and subway lines is better decision to tackle
traffic
jams.
Firstly
, since such public transport
usually
runs
quickly
than cars,
people
tend to
prioritise
these forms of transport to travel. This may relieve the pressure on
current
roads
.
Secondly
,
sometimes
there is rarely available land to extend
further
roads
,
especially
in large
cities
. A metro network, built underground, would
therefore
be a more practical option, and it has proved in
many
cities
across the world.
In conclusion
, although extending the size of
roads
can
reduce
traffic
jams, it seems to me that installing train and subway lines is a better choice to
reduce
the number of vehicles on
roads
.