People have become too dependent on automobiles. This has led to dilemmas such as traffic congestion, as well as, increased co2 emissions. This essay will further explore these problems and recommend possible ways to overcome them.
Over dependence on vehicles has led to an increase in the carbon footprint. It is well known that car co2 emissions are the number one contributors to global warming worldwide. Therefore, the temperature of the earth is rising at nearly twice the rate it was 50 years ago. For instance, a newspaper article of the union of concerned scientists of America states that; one fifth of all carbon emissions are caused by cars. Hence, their usage is a major aspect of the greenhouse effect.
Increase in cars has brought about the issue of extreme traffic congestion in towns. This is because the more cars there are, the more congestion is likely to occur. Moreover, the traffic has made commuting around the city much more difficult, as well as, contributed to a lot of accidents. For example, in 2016 Rolls Royce there was an 80% increase in accidents in 2008 alone.
One effective approach to deal with this conundrum is to provide ‘ no vehicle zones’ in cities. These are designated areas in their center's that would be inaccessible by cars. This way, the congestion issue can be relieved. A good example of how this was proven effective was in the world cup 2014 in London, through the eradication of car zones, traffic decreased by 50% and there was more walking space. In addition to this, another approach is that laws can be passed to restrict the amount of petrol people can purchase per day. Thus, limiting their usage of their automobiles and obligating them to only use them when they absolutely need to.
In conclusion humans have become accustomed to depending on their cars for most of their daily activities which have resulted in an increased greenhouse effect and a rise in traffic. This can be overcome by restricting their automobile usage through legislations.
People
have become too dependent on automobiles. This has led to dilemmas such as
traffic
congestion
,
as well
as, increased co2 emissions. This essay will
further
explore these problems and recommend possible ways to overcome them.
Over dependence on vehicles has led to an increase in the carbon footprint. It is well known that
car
co2 emissions are the number one contributors to global warming worldwide.
Therefore
, the temperature of the earth is rising at
nearly
twice the rate it was 50 years ago.
For instance
, a newspaper article of the union of concerned scientists of America states that; one fifth of all carbon emissions
are caused
by
cars
.
Hence
, their usage is a major aspect of the greenhouse effect.
Increase in
cars
has brought about the issue of extreme
traffic
congestion
in towns. This is
because
the more
cars
there are, the more
congestion
is likely to occur.
Moreover
, the
traffic
has made commuting around the city much more difficult,
as well
as, contributed to
a lot of
accidents.
For example
, in 2016
Rolls Royce
there was an 80% increase in accidents in 2008 alone.
One effective approach to deal with this conundrum is to provide ‘ no vehicle zones’ in cities. These
are designated
areas in their center's that would be inaccessible by
cars
. This way, the
congestion
issue can
be relieved
. A
good
example of how this
was proven
effective was in the world cup 2014 in London, through the eradication of
car
zones,
traffic
decreased by 50% and there was more walking space.
In addition
to this, another approach is that laws can
be passed
to restrict the amount of petrol
people
can
purchase
per day.
Thus
, limiting their usage of their automobiles and obligating them to
only
use
them when they
absolutely
need to.
In conclusion
humans have become accustomed to depending on their
cars
for most of their daily activities which have resulted in an increased greenhouse effect and a rise in
traffic
. This can
be overcome
by restricting their automobile usage through
legislations
.