Every day traffic seems to get worse on our roads. How can we reduce the number of cars on our roads today? What alternatives can we offer car drivers?

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Ever since the transportation companies revolutionized affordable
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to the public, many people preferred to drive with their own cars to travel. It offers comfort and privacy compared to travelling with public transportation
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buses, trains, and trams.
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problems on the roads and may lead to carbon emission pollution as well. There are several suggestions to decrease the
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of cars on the roads that will be discussed in the following paragraphs. With the growth of low-cost cars in the market
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it is, undeniably, causing the
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of vehicles on the
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increase more the
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capacity. Numbers of regulations can be imposed by the
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to reduce the purchasing power of the automobile market,
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putting a higher tax on
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prices, regulate a minimum passenger
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, and plate
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control.
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, despite the growth of affordable cars, it is still considered as a luxury
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.
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, the
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can put a higher tax when someone is going to buy the car from the dealer.
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, they could put a base on
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inimum
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of passengers required in a
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if they wanted to use the main
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at rush or peak hours.
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, in Bandung, Indonesia, a minimum of 4 passengers required for a car to use one of their busiest streets from 5:00 am to 10:00 am and from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
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regulation eventually forces the people to have 4 passengers,
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, they have to wait until the period is over or re-reroute.
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, in Jendral Sudirman street, in Jakarta’s central business district, the governor imposes an odd-and-even
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of plates to take turn in using the
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in designated period as in Bandung.
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rule aims to reduce the
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number
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by matching the end of the plate
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with the current date to know weather it is an odd or even
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. To conclude, there are several ways the
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can make the
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to be better with imposing regulations.
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, there are
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other ways as the alternatives that can be offered to the car drivers.
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, riding a bike to work can help the drivers to be more active and contribute to reduce the air pollution.
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, carpooling with your colleagues/friends who are going to the same area which can reduce the numbers of cars on the
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, there are various public transportation that are readily available to ride. With these alternatives,
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could help by injecting more funds in bicycle
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and improve the public transports. With being conscious about our need in using a motor
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, I believe we can reduce the
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of
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and pollution together!
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