Excessive traffic and increasing pollution are affecting every major city in the globe. To lessen such problems, some people say that governments should raise the price of fuel such as diesel and petrol. It may help to some extent, but I disagree that it is the best possible solution to solve the problem of environment.
To begin with, the number of cars in a country directly depends on the proportion of the population affluent to own cars. As a result, raises in gas price could invoke hard feelings among this segment of people, but would not drastically change their behaviour in using cars. Even if the number of cars on the road is reduced due to higher gas cost, this is not the best way to solve traffic problems. Such policy would hurt the auto industry, place higher costs on current and prospective car owners, and be detrimental to the economy as a nation. In the long run, the final way out could be the construction of better roads and more effective use of available transport facilities.
Secondly, there is evidence that waste gas from cars is not the leading cause of air pollution. The culprit may be the discharge of polluting substances into the atmosphere due to the rapidly growing manufacturing industry. As a result, reduction of the number of cars would not return us a blue sky and fresh air. We could better handle this problem if we could increase control over industrial waste-discharge and adopt more environment friendly materials and production equipment.
Finally, other measures like the application of cheaper and cleaner energy resources could also be a better solution. For example, we now have the ability to make cell-powered or even solar-powered cars. Such energy is completely clean and plentiful.
In conclusion, it is not the best way to control traffic and pollution by increasing gas price because such action will hurt consumers and economy without achieving what is aimed for. Measures such as construction of better transport facilities and development of new energy resources could be more effective solutions.
Excessive traffic and increasing pollution are affecting every major city in the globe. To lessen such
problems
,
some
people
say that
governments
should raise the price of fuel such as diesel and petrol. It may
help
to
some
extent,
but
I disagree that it is the best possible solution to solve the
problem
of environment.
To
begin
with, the number of
cars
in a country
directly
depends on the proportion of the population affluent to
own
cars
.
As a result
, raises in
gas
price could invoke
hard
feelings among this segment of
people
,
but
would not
drastically
change
their
behaviour
in using
cars
. Even if the number of
cars
on the road is
reduced
due to higher
gas
cost, this is not the best way to solve traffic
problems
. Such policy would hurt the auto industry, place higher costs on
current
and prospective
car
owners, and be detrimental to the economy as a nation. In the long run, the final way out could be the construction of
better
roads and more effective
use
of available transport facilities.
Secondly
, there is evidence that waste
gas
from
cars
is not the leading cause of air pollution. The culprit may be the discharge of polluting substances into the atmosphere due to the
rapidly
growing manufacturing industry.
As a result
, reduction of the number of
cars
would not return us a blue sky and fresh air. We could
better
handle this
problem
if we could increase control over industrial waste-discharge and adopt more environment friendly materials and production equipment.
Finally
, other measures like the application of cheaper and cleaner energy resources could
also
be a
better
solution.
For example
, we
now
have the ability to
make
cell-powered or even solar-powered
cars
. Such energy is completely clean and plentiful.
In conclusion
, it is not the best way to control traffic and pollution by increasing
gas
price
because
such action will hurt consumers and economy without achieving what
is aimed
for. Measures such as construction of
better
transport facilities and development of new energy resources could be more effective solutions.