Nowadays, traffic is becoming a global issue. What are its causes and effects? How can it be controlled?

Owing to increased

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of cars, road

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has become an international problem. It has multiple causes and has resulted in a surge of

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pollution

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. There are several ways to control it like improving public

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. The ever increasing figure of vehicles on roads has been responsible for the

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problems. The reason behind

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may be easy affordability by the general public. The leasing of cars by several banks and easy instalments' have convinced people to purchase the cars. Previously, they could not afford to but these vehicles as they could not make full payment. Now a small amount is deducted from the salary and a lot of low income group manages to own their personal cars. The working couples may be another reason for the increase

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congestion. Previously, there used to be a single family car which was owned by family head or father and everyone used to use it but now with the increase in working couples both of them need their own cars to go to the office. The

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congestion is responsible for ever increasing

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pollution

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. The exhaust from cars produces carbon dioxide and from old car's carbon monoxide, which is responsible for global warming.

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has become an emergency throughout the world as the release of a large amount of greenhouse gases has resulted in damage to ozone layer which protects us against the ultraviolet radiations which are harmful. These gases have resulted in acid rain in certain areas of the earth,

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destroying the forests and trees. The

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congestion can be controlled in several ways, but the most important is improving public

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. If the government introduces and improves the public

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like metro, trams and make them available to the general public, people would use these rather than cars. The reduction in

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of cars on roads would mean reduced emission of harmful gases and

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decreased

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pollution

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. Another solution might be a restriction on the

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of cars that a family can own.

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, nowadays everyone in the family, owns his own vehicle, but a minimum

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should be implemented to reduce the tendency of purchasing cars. In conclusion, road

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contributing to

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pollution

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is burning issue in todays world and the world powers should join hands in collaboration in order to have an effective control on it.