The first car appeared on British roads in 1888. But the year 2000 there may be as many as 29 million vehicles on British roads. Alternative form of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

Possession of cars

have increased

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has increased

over

time which

Accept comma addition

time, which

have led to too many cars on the streets. Other ways of transport should be considered and laws should be set in place to place a check on ownership of cars and its use. I strongly agree to

this

. Three reasons have been started to support

this

decision.

Firstly

, with simple legalities against

car

ownership, there are way too many careless and inexperienced drivers on the streets.

This

is a critical reason which causes road accidents and is a threat to life. Many high school goers,

for example

, have a

car

of their own. Carelessness on their part can cause fatal accidents. Laws must be passed to keep a check on

this

and strict

actions

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action

should be taken against these situations.

Secondly

, the more the number of cars on the streets, the more the emission from them.

For example

,

last

year, carbon emissions from cars was the major reason for

rise

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the rise

in greenhouse gases.

This

worsened the effects of global warming

in

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on

the environment. Public transport should be encouraged and ease of access should be provided as

this

in turn can lead to less

car

usage.

However

, one cannot always rely on public transport.

Car

ownership can sometimes prove to be necessary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing was a trend. In

such

situations, local transports like buses, metros and railways were avoided as they could not contain the spread of the disease. People took to travelling by their own cars, even for long-distance travels.

Thus

, owning and using a

car

prove

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to prove

to be the safest option. To conclude, international laws should be encouraged to keep a check on overuse of cars. Accidents can be reduced when there are more experienced drivers. Certain rules and regulations can be used to keep track of pollutants from cars. Ownership of a

car

,

however

, cannot be completely taken away from people. Laws should be formed keeping in mind the interest, needs and safety of people.