In order to solve traffic problems, governments should tax private car owners heavily and use the money to improve public transportation. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a solution?

Decent, good quality public

transportation

services are a necessity in any country. Not everyone is able to afford his own

transportation

; a sound network of

variety

Suggestion

a variety

the variety

of public

transport

should be available to sustain the economy by ensuring the availability of the workforce. Without public

transportation

the poor will be left stranded, with long distance travel out of their reach. Cities which are suffering from

high level

Suggestion

high levels

a high level

of pollution, suffocating gases and smog can benefit greatly from improvement of public

transport

. Lower cost and high quality should

also

attract those who do not use these services because of their poor quality. Public

transport

Accept comma addition

transport, although

although

provides convenience to the citizens of the country

however

is not suitable for everyone.

For instance

the elderly and the sick may find it difficult to reach and wait at the bus stops or rail stations. Many orthodox religious women may prefer private

transport

over public

transportation

. All kinds of people use these

transportation

and stations and bus stops could be rife with criminal activities. The taxation of car owners will result in fewer ownership of vehicles; even those who own their own vehicles because of any

such

necessity will no longer be able to afford them. The government should be quite selective in

taxing car

Suggestion

taxes, car

taxes car

owners, those who own them out of sheer necessity should be immune to the levy of

such

tax. Other ways to deal with the issue of traffic congestion should

also

be considered

i

refers to the speaker or writer

I

.e.

by

Suggestion

By

building underpasses and flyovers and widening of roads. Pollution problems can

also

be dealt with

introduction

Suggestion

the introduction

of green vehicles which use electricity or solar power

instead

of fossil fuels.