The first car appeared on british roads in 1888. By the year 2000, there maybe 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?

It is argued that introduction of stricter rules for owning a
car
and its usage is important due to the increase in usage of private cars and it is
also
necessary to encourage citizens to
use
other transport forms.
Although
high
use
of self-owned vehicles has its disadvantages like pollution and traffic congestion, I do not agree that international laws should be made in order to own and
use
a
car
as it would lead to job redundancies. It is irrefutable that using a personal
car
has multiple negative consequences.
Firstly
, the Carbon dioxide released from the vehicles is very harmful for the environment. Global warming,
for instance
, is a result of increasing pollution, which has led to the rise of water levels in the polar regions.
Secondly
, high traffic is a common sight in most of the metro cities at present. Due to
this
a lot of valuable time is lost in travelling which could have been used to practice any skills for self-improvement.
However
, the automobile industry
also
plays a critical role in the economy of any country.
In other words
, it generates a lot of employment opportunities for both low skilled and high skilled workers.
For example
, according to employment journal published in 2019, 5% of the employed workers in India were from
car
manufacturing and allied industries.
Thus
, bringing in international laws to reduce the number of buyers for a privately-owned
car
would mean a reduction of
car
units which might cause loss of innumerable jobs. In conclusion,
although
I believe that every government should encourage their citizens to
use
their public transport system, they must
also
avoid creating laws that stop them from buying a personal vehicle as
this
might indirectly cause a loss of livelihood for many of its native.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • reliance on
  • regulate
  • traffic congestion
  • pollution
  • public health
  • sustainable development
  • alternative forms of transport
  • car ownership
  • balancing benefits and drawbacks
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