The first car appeared on British roads in 1888. By the year 2000 there may be as many as 29 million vehicles on British roads. Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In the

last

1000 years, the number of cars sold to the public in the U.K.

has

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Has

risen dramatically. To tackle the problem, I agree with the idea of encouraging alternative forms of transport and, to some extent, introduce laws to control

car

ownership and use. As a matter of fact, the growth trend of

car

usage poses a serious threat to the environment.

Also

, people should rely on public

transportation

infrastructures.

Lastly

, original solutions to pro-capita

car

usage are being introduced. An unregulated and perpetual increase in

car

usage may become unsustainable for our environment. Most cars that circulate nowadays still require fuel consumption, whose production is highly polluting. Encouraging people to switch to electric vehicles would help reduce the impact that

this

industry has on the environment.

In addition

, developed countries like the U.K.

provide

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Provide

an extremely interconnected and efficient public

transportation

infrastructure. Specifically, in city

centers

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

centre

people are usually better off commuting with public

transportation

rather than driving to and from work.

For instance

, going from my apartment to my university in central London by

car

in

peak hours

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the peak hours

would require me twice as much time as it actually requires me by taking the tube. If

that is

not enough, public

transportation

is much cheaper than using the

car

for individual

travelers

a person who changes location

travellers

.

Lastly

, one may argue that driving is still essential in several circumstances. I do agree with that point,

although

I do not believe it is necessary to move a five-seats

car

to travel alone. Many innovative

car

-pooling services have been introduced in the

last

five years, and governments around the world have frequently encouraged citizens to make use of

such

initiatives.

For example

,

in many highways

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many highways

around the U.K., cars that carry more than 3 people can access preferential lanes to tackle the traffic more smoothly. Generally, I believe that governments should address

this

matter seriously.

This

is especially true for developed countries, where the average number of cars owned per person is severely on the rise. Encouraging people to consider alternative, and frequently more efficient, forms of transport

is

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are

have been

the best way to achieve the result. Enforcing strict laws may

also

help,

although

one should consider the risk of excessively limiting people’s

freedom

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freedoms

.