QUESTION: Increasing car usage in many large global cities has caused a number of problems. Some cities have proposed banning private vehicles from the city centre. To what extent do you agree?

Owing to the increased number of vehicle movement in major cities, it has been suggested that private cars be restricted from plying major roads in the cities. In my opinion,
i
refers to the speaker or writer
I
agree that personal cars be banned from popular road networks in
other
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
order
to decrease
traffic
congestion and road accident.
Firstly
, big cities
have experienced
Suggestion
has experienced
constant
traffic
congestion particularly
Accept comma addition
congestion, particularly
around city centres. To expatiate, the
traffic
situation around busy areas disrupts movement of people and
as a result
, slows down business activities. While
this
problem is due to the rise in
number
Suggestion
the number
of private vehicles plying the roads,
this
can be managed by restricting private cars from driving around popular areas.
Consequently
, commuters are made to use public
transport
, thereby,
decongestion
the roads.
For instance
, the government of Kaduna state
have recently banned
Suggestion
has recently banned
had recently banned
private vehicles plying the city and
this
has reduced
traffic
congestion while increasing revenue through public
transport
. Another reason why private cars should be banned is because of the high rate of car accidents. Car accidents caused by private vehicles
keeps
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keep
rising and if
this
continues, the society will incur unnecessary cost maintaining the roads.
However
,
this
can be curbed through providing other means of
transport
like rails and discouraging personal vehicle moving around major areas.
For example
, in cities where rail system
are
Suggestion
is
effective, people prefer to use trains than cars because it has a low accident rate. In conclusion, banning private cars is a successful way to keep the roads safe while ensuring a free flow of business activities.
This
i
refers to the speaker or writer
I
believe will reduce government spending on road maintenance while increasing revenue from public
transport
and trains.
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