The ubiquity of cars is often considered as a major culprit of air quality degradation in many countries. To combat atmospheric pollution, many suggest that car-free days should be held internationally. However, I contend that these events may achieve little success, and there are more effective methods to preserve the atmosphere.
On the one hand, car-free days is an important way to resolve the adulteration problem. Since a high proportion of exhausted gas is produced by cars, it is better if more people recognize and reduce their car driving time. As an alternative, it could be a greater help when individuals change their type of vehicle into some that are more friendly to the environment such as bike. Furthermore, by not using cars, we will not demand a huge amount of fuel; this leads to lesser demands on mineral exploitation. Consequently, the environment will not be polluted because of human needs.
There are, in my opinion, better measures to minimise air pollution. One of them is constructing dedicated lanes for public means of transport. These lanes guarantee that public transport is relatively faster than individual vehicles in rush hours, which may encourage a majority of commuters to eschew their personal vehicles in favour of mass transit. The implication is that motor vehicle use may be reduced throughout the year, which exerts a longer-lasting impact on minimising traffic fumes than international car-free days may do. Another measure is levying a tax on carbon usage in all areas, including transport and industrial production. This measure has been adopted in several countries, including the United Kingdom, and has proven its effectiveness as a holistic approach to curtail emissions in all fields.
In my view, those measures are all effective in addressing the problem of air pollution, but only to a certain extent. Such a problem needs to be dealt with by different approaches and I always feel that if there is only one way being implemented, it will not be enough.
The ubiquity of
cars
is
often
considered as a major culprit of air quality degradation in
many
countries. To combat atmospheric pollution,
many
suggest that car-free days should
be held
internationally
.
However
, I contend that these
events
may achieve
little
success, and there are more effective methods to preserve the atmosphere.
On the one hand, car-free days is an
important
way to resolve the adulteration problem. Since a high proportion of exhausted gas
is produced
by
cars
, it is better if more
people
recognize and
reduce
their
car
driving time. As an alternative, it could be a greater
help
when individuals
change
their type of
vehicle
into
some
that are more friendly to the environment such as bike.
Furthermore
, by not using
cars
, we will not demand a huge amount of fuel; this leads to lesser demands on mineral exploitation.
Consequently
, the environment will not
be polluted
because
of human needs.
There are, in my opinion, better
measures
to
minimise
air pollution. One of them is constructing dedicated lanes for public means of transport. These lanes guarantee that public transport is
relatively
faster than individual
vehicles
in rush hours, which may encourage a majority of commuters to eschew their personal
vehicles
in
favour
of mass transit. The implication is that motor
vehicle
use
may be
reduced
throughout the year, which exerts a longer-lasting impact on
minimising
traffic fumes than international car-free days may do. Another
measure
is levying a tax on carbon usage in all areas, including transport and industrial production. This
measure
has
been adopted
in several countries, including the United Kingdom, and has proven its effectiveness as a holistic approach to curtail emissions in all fields.
In my view, those
measures
are all effective in addressing the problem of air pollution,
but
only
to a certain extent. Such a problem needs to
be dealt
with by
different
approaches and I always feel that if there is
only
one way
being implemented
, it will not be
enough
.