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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

Number of vehicles that are on British Roads have grown exponentially over the past hundred years.

This

increase

has caused, not only in transportation but

also

environmental challenges.Governments all across the globe are now looking out for alternative forms of

transport

, there are some who are of the opinion that new laws for car ownership should be legislated. I am in agreement with

such

an approach. Improvement in the social and economic conditions have resulted in an

increase

in car ownership.

For instance

, a study in the UK, has indicated that there is now one vehicle available for every three residents.

Such

increase

in numbers of vehicles has allowed people to have a flexible and faster mode of transportation. People can now commute longer distances daily.

However

, there are several issues that are there because of

this

, increased number of vehicles can and will result in traffic congestion during rush hours.

This

also

causes increased air and noise pollution and stressing the existing

transport

infrastructure.

For example

, the amount of greenhouse gases has tripled in the

last

decade, causing severe environmental and health impact.

As a result

, governments across the globe are looking for solutions to tackle

this

problem.Encouraging alternative modes of

transport

is a key initiative. With additional investment in public transports. Some countries have taken

this

even

further

.

For example

, Singapore has built a huge public

transport

network and have put forth legislation that makes it extremely costly for a private individual to own and operate a vehicle.

Such

controls will help us reduce greenhouse gas emission and help counter global warming. To summarize, Dramatic

increase

in the number of vehicles in the past century has caused significant environmental damage and strict legislation needs to be drafted to ensure to resolve

this

problem.