With the industrial revelution 100 years ago, a new methods of trasnportation immerged, among those is the automobile, since then, hundreds of millions of cars entered the roads. This trend had a negative impact on the helath of the communities around the world, thus forcing the authorities to decrease the numbers of car owners and provide people with alternative ways for transportation. I believe such measures would improve the life quality of people and help the environment.
Turning firstly to the downsides of the cars, motor vehicles are one of the major causes of global warming and climate change, which might have a catastrophic imapcts on our planet and our way of life. For example, a recent study by the University of London has found that cars emit 25% of green house gases, hence raising the planet temprature by 0. 75 degrees. Therefore, automobiles have a longterm harmful impact.
Moving on to solutions for this issue, on of the most successful measures is making car ownership more expensive, which will make people use public transportation more frequently, therefore, less cars on the road. Nevertheless, to adopt such solution, an effective alternatives should be available. For instance, When Singapore had increased the taxes on the cars by the double, it resulted in 20% less traffic on the roads, plus a significant improvement in air quality was noticed around the city. The tax raise was combined with new train and metro lines and an increase of number of buses around the city, hence, more options for car owners.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that governments and international agencies should enforce new laws to take cars put of the roads, while at the same time give people motivations to use other methods of transportation. This would have a positive effects on the communities, environment, and life quality overall.
With the industrial
revelution
100 years ago, a new
methods
of
trasnportation
immerged
, among
those is
the automobile, since then, hundreds of millions of
cars
entered the
roads
. This trend had a
negative
impact on the
helath
of the communities around the world,
thus
forcing the authorities to decrease the numbers of
car
owners and provide
people
with alternative ways for transportation. I believe such measures would
improve
the life quality of
people
and
help
the environment.
Turning
firstly
to the downsides of the
cars
, motor vehicles are one of the major causes of global warming and climate
change
, which might have a catastrophic
imapcts
on our planet and our way of life.
For example
, a recent study by the University of London has found that
cars
emit 25% of green
house
gases,
hence
raising the planet
temprature
by 0. 75 degrees.
Therefore
, automobiles have a
longterm
harmful impact.
Moving on to solutions for this issue,
on
of the most successful measures is making
car
ownership more expensive, which will
make
people
use
public transportation more
frequently
,
therefore
,
less
cars
on the
road
.
Nevertheless
, to adopt such solution, an effective
alternatives
should be available.
For instance
, When Singapore had increased the taxes on the
cars
by the double, it resulted in 20% less traffic on the
roads
, plus a significant improvement in air quality
was noticed
around the city. The tax raise
was combined
with new train and metro lines and an increase of number of buses around the city,
hence
, more options for
car
owners.
In conclusion
, I
strongly
believe that
governments
and international agencies should enforce new laws to take
cars
put of the
roads
, while at the same time give
people
motivations to
use
other methods of transportation. This would have a
positive
effects on the communities, environment, and life quality
overall
.