Traffic congestion has become a global problem that jeopardizes human activities and affects the environment adversely. Some people argue that the best way to solve this issue is to provide free public transport. I believe that such a move will address the problem to a certain extent; however, it will not resolve it completely. In my opinion, a better solution is to build better and wider roads.
Firstly, providing public transport at no cost will encourage more number of people to use it. According to a survey conducted by “The Hindu”, nearly 46% of commuters readily agreed to utilize such a facility, owing to the fact that they can save a lot, in terms of money and fuel. Obviously, a free transport network will have a large number of users.
Nevertheless, there are some downsides to it. The foremost point of concern is that it will cost the government a great deal of money and thus burden the common man with heavy taxes. Taxes are not the only problem, though. Another point to consider is the peak hour traffic during which public transport is a very inconvenient option. Most offices provide free pick up and drop facilities for their employees to make their peak hour commute more comfortable. These people will certainly not want to use the public transport. What’s more, people living a life of luxury and comfort will want to travel by their own mode of transport at a time convenient to them. Thus it is evident that the idea of a no cost travel will not appeal to everyone.
In conclusion, providing free transport in cities will ease traffic congestion to a great extent. However, it is not a foolproof solution. if the government is looking for a lasting solution, it has to build better roads.
Traffic congestion has become a global problem that jeopardizes human activities and affects the environment
adversely
.
Some
people
argue that the best way to solve this issue is to provide
free
public
transport
. I believe that such a
move
will address the problem to a certain extent;
however
, it will not resolve it completely. In my opinion, a better solution is to build better and wider roads.
Firstly
, providing
public
transport
at no cost will encourage more number of
people
to
use
it. According to a survey conducted by “The Hindu”,
nearly
46% of commuters
readily
agreed
to utilize such a facility, owing to the fact that they can save a lot, in terms of money and fuel.
Obviously
, a
free
transport
network will have
a large number of
users.
Nevertheless
, there are
some
downsides to it. The foremost point of concern is that it will cost the
government
a great deal of money and
thus
burden the common
man
with heavy taxes. Taxes are not the
only
problem, though. Another point to consider is the peak hour traffic during which
public
transport
is a
very
inconvenient option. Most offices provide
free
pick up and drop facilities for their employees to
make
their peak hour commute more comfortable. These
people
will
certainly
not want to
use
the
public
transport
. What’s more,
people
living a life of luxury and comfort will want to travel by their
own
mode of
transport
at a time convenient to them.
Thus
it is evident that the
idea
of a no cost travel will not appeal to everyone.
In conclusion
, providing
free
transport
in cities will
ease
traffic congestion to a great extent.
However
, it is not a foolproof solution.
if
the
government
is looking for a lasting solution, it
has to
build better roads.