Car ownership has increased so rapidly over 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?

There is no doubt that these days almost every adult is having a car and

this

is affecting the traffic and the environment,

however

, the question: Do governments have to take any action to stop people getting cars? Is being a controversial issue nowadays, while I tend to believe that societies should encourage the use of public

transport

and make it applicable to everyone.In

this

essay I am going to examine

this

phenomenon from both viewpoints. On

one

side of the argument, there are people who argue that no

one

can stop individuals from buying cars because it is a requirement to achieve all your work easily and rapidly.

Furthermore

, these people argue that government is not being attention to the importance of the public

transport

and it needs various improvements in order to make it suitable for their daily usage.

One

good example here is the number of cars in Kuwait which increases hugely during the past 30 years.

In addition

, street's infrastructure did not develop for a long time.

Although

, each family is buying cars for each member, they believe that government is not doing anything towards improving streets and public transportation.

On the other hand

, it is

also

possible to consider it with the opposing case.Governments should be strict in allowing people to buy cars,

for example

, each family must have

one

car only and if they will buy

one

more car, its price should be tripled and a penalty applied.

Moreover

, public

transport

has to be more effective and active and each human has to be encouraged to use it.

One

good illustration here is the United States.In the huge states, parking lots are expensive, so individuals have to use the public

transport

. In conclusion, as we have seen there is no easy answer to

this

question, while, I guess all governments can force citizens to reduce the number of cars if they can provide better options and alternatives.