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?

Over the past three decades the world has witnessed a significant increase in

automobile’s

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automobile

manufacturing. The car has become a vitally important part of life in today’s world, but people should restrict its usage. The increase in car ownership is a result of some factors of modern life and technologies.

Firstly

, automobile usage has steadily risen because the cost of a new car has fallen in real terms so that now it is cheaper than ever to own one.

Secondly

, for the past three

decades people

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decades, people

have become to earn more money, in comparison with the

last

century, so that they are able to afford themselves anything they need.

Finally

, some governments under pressure from middle-class car-owners, have poured money into the building of new roads and the widening of existing ones.

This

, in its turn, has contributed (encouraged/caused) to attract more drivers.

For instance

, the result is overcrowding on an

overstretched

and expensive road system.

Nevertheless

(

However

), there are some ways that governments (local authorities) should take to make people give up driving their own cars. One solution is to turn parking lots into green parks. The

next

way to tackle the problem of traffic congestion is to replace cars with bicycles, trams and other environmentally-friendly transports

such

as electric buses.

However governments

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However, governments

(authorities) must give drivers the best alternative they can depend on.

For example

, constant delays and unannounced changes to the timetable discourage people from using public transport. The

last

way to solve the problem is to ban private cars in the city centre.

For instance

, fining heavily drivers who are in areas where cars are banned tends to encourage people to leave their cars behind. In conclusion, automobiles are a convenient form of transportation that brings people much closer to places of work, study and entertainment, but

its

it is

it's

consuming must be limited to some extend.