Cars have become a convenient and economical form of transport and as a result, the use of cars has increased dramatically during the last century. Discuss the problems this increase has created, and offer some practical solutions.

Most people now

use

cars as their main form of

transport

. An increase in

this

trend during the

last

century has contributed to major

traffic

congestion in cities, and to a decline in the quality of our environment.

This

essay will look at how

this

is occurring and what can be done to address

this

problem. For many people, cars are seen as an economical and easy method of

transport

, and

this

has led to many families now owning more than one car.

However

, the growing number of cars on our streets has created

traffic

jams that occur in most major cities on a daily basis. Drivers have no choice but to wait in

traffic

and

as a result

, the

use

of cars, especially in highly populated areas, is neither convenient nor economical. An increase in the

use

of cars has

also

had a negative impact on our natural environment. Pollution from toxic car fumes has led to a rapid decline in the quality of air we breathe and has

also

been a major contributing factor in creating the hole in our ozone layer. One practical way of solving these problems is to encourage people to

use

public

transport

. One way to do

this

is to improve

transport

systems by making services cheaper and more frequent. Another way is to introduce or extend underground

transport

systems so

traffic

congestion can be avoided.

In addition

, councils could increase parking fees or charge people to drive into city areas.

This

is being done in some cities in England where drivers must display a special ticket to show that they have paid to enter a city area. To sum up, the growing

use

of cars is creating an enormous amount of

traffic

and is damaging to our environment. In order to reduce these problems, citizens could be encouraged to

use

alternative methods of

transport

.