The only way to reduce the amount of traffic in cities today is by reducing the need for people to travel from home to work, shopping and education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The most viable solution to the

evergrowing

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ever growing

traffic

problem in urban areas, according to some, is to minimize the citizen's need for travel to workplaces, shopping malls and schools.

However

, I disagree with

this

viewpoint.

Firstly

, all jobs cannot be done from home. Doctors, engineers, nurses and many other professionals have to visit their workplaces to perform their jobs.

Similarly

, if we shop online, dispatch staff will still be on the road to deliver products.

In addition

to

this

, many professional courses require field studies and laboratory works and an online course cannot provide

such

facilities. Online courses cannot be compared with classroom teaching and the quality of the products cannot be judged just by the pictures on a laptop or a phone.

Furthermore

, if somebody is confined to one place for a long, he may develop health problems - diabetes, obesity, hypertension, weak eyesight

are

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is

only a few to mention. To truly tackle the

traffic

congestion, we need more realistic solutions. One

such

solution can be improving the public transportation. The convenience of public conveyance would discourage many to use their private cars, which is the primary reason for bad

traffic

in many cities.

Furthermore

, the government can encourage cyclists to use

this

eco-friendly mode of transport more often by dedicating a separate lane for them. Many European and Asian cities,

for example

, already have separate cycle lanes and

this

has been truly effective in promoting environmentally friendly vehicles and reducing congestions. In conclusion, in order to minimize

traffic

jams, the authority should enhance mass transportation facilities and encourage people to use eco-friendly transports rather than planning to restrict people's movements.