car ownership has increased so rapidly in the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now "one big traffic jam". How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?

In the

last

30 years there has been a drastic increase in traffic, especially in bigger cities.

This

has led to a number of problems,

such

as air and noise pollution. In my opinion governments can address

this

problem in many ways.

First

of all, it would be necessary to renovate and add new bike paths while improving bike riders' safety, in order to encourage people to use bikes

instead

of their car. If a greater percentage of the population did so,

this

would make a significative impact on the air quality and congestion.

For example

, in Denmark many people use the bike to go to work or to school because Danish cities have efficient and organized streets with specific lanes and traffic lights for bikes. Another measure could be improving the city transportation. I consider

this

really important, since I think it’s one of the main reasons people choose to take the car, me included. Where I live, the city transport system is neither efficient nor reliable: there’s only two rail lines and few busses that can take you to the nearest cities or to a few spots in town, and the trains,

in particular

, are often delayed or cancelled. A

third

solution could be making the city centre less accessible to cars, by creating limited-traffic zones and by building shopping centres and other facilities outside of the centre. In conclusion, the government has a huge role in resolving the problems caused by traffic, but I think people have

also

to be responsible and try to take the car only if necessary.