Carn ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty year 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 past three decades, there has been an evident growth in the number of cars bought and owned by every family.

Therefore

, in a large number of cities around the

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citizens find commuting to work by car and parking at the office difficult and almost impossible at times. There are some strategies to implement in order to decrease the use of automobiles. The rise in traffic is evident all around the globe. Nowadays, it is less expensive to buy cars and fill the tank with fuel.

Consequently

, many families have even more than one car.

This

situation,

for example

, has become very

frequent especially

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frequent, especially

in Buenos

Aires where

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Aires, where

long distances are needed to be achieved in order to get the children to school or get to work.

This

amount of cars has become unbearable not only in concern to

traffic but

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traffic, but

also

regarding parking which has become impossible downtown. There are some measures that the administration of any city could apply.

For example

, In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, there is a new legislation that does not allow regular cars to enter downtown areas during weekdays from 7

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to 7 p.m.

Therefore

, life is much easier not only for

pedestrian but

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pedestrian, but

also

for cyclists.

In addition

, bus tickets have decreased their prices and you can rent a bike and even electric skates for free in many stations around town to go to work or to school and get fit at the same time. In conclusion, even though buying cars

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pretty accessible these days, we should try to use our cars the less possible, perhaps to travel on holidays or to go on

vacation but

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vacation, but

not on

daily bases

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a daily bases

as it is much healthier to ride a bike, walk or take the bus at times when the distances are too long.