In major cities around the world, traffic congestion has become a serious problem. How can this problem be tackled? Give reasons and examples from your own experience

In recent years,

traffic

block has become a major

issues

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issue

in both developed and undeveloped countries around the globe. According to a survey conducted by the People’s magazine in 2012, showed that about 95% of all world’s major cities around the globe suffer from

traffic

block which is mainly caused by less public

transport

.

This

essay will discuss causes as well as solutions to

this

issue which would involve provision of more public transportation services. There are several factors contributing to

traffic

jam in our society today. One of

such

main factor is, less public

transport

.

Although

, there are public transportations in major towns around the world, there isn’t enough to reduce

traffic

jams. Take

for instance

, a state like Lagos State in Nigeria, which has a population of over 200 million

people but

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people, but

has only about 10,000 registered public busses and well over a million plus registered private cars. The ratio of public

transport

to private

transport

is overwhelming.

Thus

, creating

traffic blockage

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a traffic blockage

around the

city

causes people to miss interviews or appointments.

In addition

, more individuals reside in cities than country sides due to availability of basic amenities

such

as schools, hospitals.

Therefore

, increasing the population in the

city

and

then

increasing

traffic

jams. Tackling

this

issue involves, more public transports and less private transports. If the government, would provide public transportation systems that are convenient as well as conducive

for

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members of

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its

society

this

would greatly reduce

traffic

blocks around various cities. Take

for example

, the

first

city

in the world with the least

traffic

jam- Dubai, who in 2018 had the least

traffic

congestion in the world after their government provided more underground trains and buses for effective transportation.

Furthermore

, the development of the country sides. If every basic amenity

such

as schools, hospitals were found in the

country side

rural regions

countryside

, people will be less compelled to migrate to the

city

thus

, reducing population and in general reducing

traffic

jams. In conclusion, there are many major factors contributing to

traffic

blocks in our society

today

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today, such

such

as, less public

transport

and the major solution to

this

is

provision

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the provision

a provision

of more public transports by the government thereby reducing

traffic

jams.