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Some people are of the opinion that there should be a car-free day once every month, on which no private vehicles are allowed on the road. Discuss the advantages and possible disadvantages.

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Nowaday's few
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Nowadays, few
Nowadays few
 people believe that at least once in a
month
 people should avoid using private vehicles for commuting.
This
 essay will examine the pros and cons of having a
car
 free
day
 once in a
month
. One evident benefit to have a
car
 free
day
 in a
month
 includes
decongestion
 of roads which helps to save
environment
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the environment
 by reducing pollution. As there are less vehicles or no vehicles on
road
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the road
 there is less carbon-dioxide
emissions
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emissions, hence
hence
 can improve the air quality in urban areas. To cite an example, when
lockdown
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the lockdown
 was imposed in various cities where movement of private vehicles were limited, air quality in these cities
have improved
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has improved
 significantly and nature is slowly reviving itself
.
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.
 Apart from that,
this
 move can
also
 encourage people to opt for public
transport which
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transport, which
 indeed generates revenue for the
government which
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government, which
 can be put to better use for public welfare and infrastructure.
On the contrary
,
car
 free
day
 has its own set of disadvantages.
Firstly one
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Firstly, one
 cannot move around as per his or her convenience. One needs to be on or before time to board the public
transport
 to reach their destination on time. As an example, in
case
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the case
 of
bandhs
an unofficial association of people or groups
bands
 when public
transport
 remains suspended it can affect common man's work routine if a
car
 free
day
 is imposed.
Secondly
, with more people opting for public
transport
, there will be overcrowding in trains and busses which in turn will lead to fights, thefts
etc
continuing in the same way
etc.
thus
 altering people's lives. To sum up, while there are plus points of having a
car
 free
day
 in a
month
 like improved air quality, increased use of public
transport
,
this
 decision
also
 comes with some setbacks
such
 as its less convenient
,
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,
overcrowded
tranport
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
transport
 etc. So minimum usage of private vehicles can help fixing
this
 issue.
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