Since the appearance of the first car on the roads in Britain in 1888, the number of vehicles increased astronomically over the years. Without control of further rise in future years, there is a risk of traffic congestion on British roads. Some have argued that the number of people buying and using personal cars should be controlled by encouraging other forms of transportation and introducing international laws. This essay will discuss the pros and cons of this argument before declaring a position.
On the one hand, motivating people to employ alternative forms of transportation and introducing effective international laws could go a long way in reducing car ownership. For example, I read in a newspaper recently that in China, there is a law that limits the number of cars owned by households to not more than one. Enforcing this law has resulted in more people utilising buses and trains. This in turn, has helped to control traffic in the overpopulated country.
However, I strongly believe that a more effective method of tackling this problem would be optimising road infrastructure to accommodate the number of vehicle on the road. In Nigeria, for example, research has shown that the major cause of traffic jam is not the number of vehicle plying the roads, but the deplorable state of most roads. Therefore, regular maintenance and expansion of roads as the need arises would go a long way in controlling congestion. More so, people have a right to decide whether or not they want to own a car and enforcing laws to control this would be an infringement on their freedom choice.
In conclusion, the rise in number of vehicles on British roads has been a cause for concern. Some have suggested curbing this trend by controlling car ownership. However, I feel the risk of congestion can be more effectively dealt with by optimising road infrastructure.
Since the appearance of the
first
car
on the
roads
in Britain in 1888, the
number
of
vehicles
increased
astronomically
over the years. Without control of
further
rise in future years, there is a
risk
of traffic congestion on British
roads
.
Some
have argued that the
number
of
people
buying and using personal
cars
should
be controlled
by encouraging other forms of transportation and introducing international
laws
. This essay will discuss the pros and cons of this argument
before
declaring a position.
On the one hand, motivating
people
to employ alternative forms of transportation and introducing effective international
laws
could go a long way in reducing
car
ownership.
For example
, I read in a newspaper recently that in China, there is a
law
that limits the
number
of
cars
owned
by households to not more than one. Enforcing this
law
has resulted in more
people
utilising
buses and trains. This in turn, has
helped
to control traffic in the overpopulated country.
However
, I
strongly
believe that a more effective method of tackling this problem would be
optimising
road
infrastructure to accommodate the
number
of
vehicle
on the
road
. In Nigeria,
for example
, research has shown that the major cause of traffic jam is not the
number
of
vehicle
plying the
roads
,
but
the deplorable state of most
roads
.
Therefore
, regular maintenance and expansion of
roads
as the need arises would go a long way in controlling congestion. More
so
,
people
have a right to decide
whether or not
they want to
own
a
car
and enforcing
laws
to control this would be an infringement on their freedom choice.
In conclusion
, the rise in
number
of
vehicles
on British
roads
has been a cause for concern.
Some
have suggested curbing this trend by controlling
car
ownership.
However
, I feel the
risk
of congestion can be more
effectively
dealt with by
optimising
road
infrastructure.
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