Some people opine that the finest solution to urban traffic congestion is to provide free public transport round-the-clock. l, however, beg to differ. I believe that free public transport could help in solving the traffic problem to some extent, but it definitely is not the best solution, as it would lead to many other problems.
Undoubtedly, many people, especially daily commuters, would benefit from free public transport. But such a service would be a big burden on the governments, as it would require a lot of funds to maintain such free services. Moreover, a considerable proportion of these services would be wasted, as these would be underused on weekends and midnights. Therefore, it would not be practical on economic grounds to run free public transport. There are numerous ways to solve the traffic problems. The most effective would be to encourage people to use public transport. This could be done by decreasing the fare, increasing the comfort and increasing the frequency of public transport. Obviously, if people do not have to waste time waiting for the bus or train, get comfortable seats and have to pay far less than what they would have to spend on their own personal vehicle, then they would willingly choose public transport, and would not mind paying for it. So
this step would prove better than giving a totally free public transport. Additionally, the government could levy toll tax and increase the price of fuel to discourage people from using their own cars. Media could be used to aware people about simple measures like car-pooling. For instance, if five people from one block of flats have to go to the same office, they could each take out their car for one day a week. This would be a win-win situation for the environment and the people.
To sum up, having a totally free public transport would not be practical to implement, as it would not be economically viable for the government. Therefore, it would not be the best method. The better methods would be to encourage people to use public transport by making it better.
Some
people
opine that the finest solution to urban traffic congestion is to provide
free
public
transport
round-the-clock.
l
,
however
, beg to differ. I believe that
free
public
transport
could
help
in solving the traffic problem to
some
extent,
but
it definitely is not the best solution, as it would lead to
many
other problems.
Undoubtedly
,
many
people
,
especially
daily commuters, would benefit from
free
public
transport
.
But
such a service would be a
big
burden on the
governments
, as it would require
a lot of
funds to maintain such
free
services.
Moreover
, a considerable proportion of these services would
be wasted
, as these would
be underused
on weekends and
midnights
.
Therefore
, it would not be practical on economic grounds to run
free
public
transport
. There are numerous ways to solve the traffic problems. The most effective would be to encourage
people
to
use
public
transport
. This could
be done
by decreasing the fare, increasing the comfort and increasing the frequency of
public
transport
.
Obviously
, if
people
do not
have to
waste time waiting for the bus or train,
get
comfortable seats and
have to
pay far less than what they would
have to
spend on their
own
personal vehicle, then they would
willingly
choose
public
transport
, and would not mind paying for it.
So
this step would prove better than giving a
totally
free
public
transport
.
Additionally
, the
government
could levy toll tax and increase the price of fuel to discourage
people
from using their
own
cars. Media could be
used
to aware
people
about simple measures like car-pooling.
For instance
, if five
people
from one block of flats
have to
go to the same office, they could each take out their car for one day a week. This would be a win-win situation for the environment and the
people
.
To sum up, having a
totally
free
public
transport
would not be practical to implement, as it would not be
economically
viable for the
government
.
Therefore
, it would not be the best method. The better methods would be to encourage
people
to
use
public
transport
by making it better.