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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The most viable solution to the ever-growing traffic issues in urban areas, according to some, is to minimize the citizen’s need for travel to their workplaces, shopping complexes and educational institutes.

However

, I completely disagree with

this

notion.

This

essay will

further

elicit the reasons behind my view point.

First

of all, work from home might sound a good idea,

however

; there are certain jobs which cannot be performed from family place. Doctors, engineers or any public service officials need to be present at their workplace to serve public needs.

Similarly

, if everyone bought only from e-commerce sites, traditional brick and mortar stores will go out of business / go bankrupt.

In addition

, many professional courses require classroom training and practical sessions which cannot be performed at home.

Moreover

, keeping citizens indoor might sound like a good idea to reduce traffic, but we should

also

pay attention to long term impact it can have on us. Once citizens are confined to the house, they will be reluctant to go out and in the process the social life will take a massive hit. Slowly but surely mental depression will be on the rise.

For example

, a recent study of adolescent teenagers shows that due to the popularity of video games they are less likely go out and make friends. In the process, they are falling prey to mental depression and the suicide rate among them is egregiously increasing. To conclude, keeping people at home is not a viable solution for traffic issues. The government should invest in public transport infrastructure and build new roads and train lines. The government should

also

take part in promoting car pooling and encourage citizens to travel on public transport.