There is a common belief that only the free public transportation 24 hours a day and 7 days a week can address traffic jams. Although this proposal may be effective to some degree, I would argue that there are other better ways to alleviate the issue.
Naturally, theoretically, free public transportation all the time could solve the traffic congestion. This is because this act can encourage the citizens to take public vehicles, such as buses or subways, rather than to drive private cars and there will be fewer cars on the road. When the public transportation become more frequently and intensive, it could replace the function of the private cars in daily life, so that there is no need for the citizens to drive their own cars in the rush hour. However, in fact, the free policy may not be that effective in solving traffic congestion. Since the buses are not convenient and the residents have to take a long time to the bus stations or stops, they may still choose to drive their own cars when they go out.
To resolve the traffic problem, the government should improve the public transportation. For example, it can build more bus lines and stations, which can allow passengers to access easily and give up driving on their own. In addition, the government should increase the price of the petrol. Under the circumstance of higher cost of driving and the convenience of the public transportation, the local people may be more likely to choose not to drive their cars.
All in all, in order to combat traffic jams, the government should not carry out just one policy—free public transportation, and it ought to ameliorate the public transit system and exert financial burden on the drivers who drive to work or shop.
There is a common belief that
only
the free
public
transportation
24 hours a day and 7 days a week can address
traffic
jams. Although this proposal may be effective to
some
degree, I would argue that there are other better ways to alleviate the issue.
Naturally
,
theoretically
, free
public
transportation
all the time could solve the
traffic
congestion. This is
because
this act can encourage the citizens to take
public
vehicles, such as buses or subways,
rather
than to
drive
private
cars
and there will be fewer
cars
on the road. When the
public
transportation
become more
frequently
and intensive, it could replace the function of the private
cars
in daily life,
so
that there is no need for the citizens to
drive
their
own
cars
in the rush hour.
However
, in fact, the free policy may not be that effective in solving
traffic
congestion. Since the buses are not convenient and the residents
have to
take a long time to the bus stations or
stops
, they may
still
choose to
drive
their
own
cars
when they go out.
To resolve the
traffic
problem, the
government
should
improve
the
public
transportation
.
For example
, it can build more bus lines and stations, which can
allow
passengers to access
easily
and give up driving on their
own
.
In addition
, the
government
should increase the price of the petrol. Under the circumstance of higher cost of driving and the convenience of the
public
transportation
, the local
people
may be more likely to choose not to
drive
their cars.
All in all, in order to combat
traffic
jams, the
government
should not carry out
just
one policy—free
public
transportation
, and it ought to ameliorate the
public
transit system and exert financial burden on the drivers who
drive
to work or shop.