Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'one big traffic jam'. How true do you think this statement is? What measures can government take to discourage people from using their cars?

In the past few years,

car

ownership has vigorously increased, which has caused "one big traffic jam" in many cities in the world. I reckon,

this

statement is absolutely true.

This

essay will discuss how

this

statement is true and suggest ways that the

government

may take to prevent

this

issue

.

To begin

with, there are two main factors behind the rise of

car

ownership.

Firstly

, public transportation is not very much convenient in many cities,

however

big metropolitans have the facility.

As a result

, many people who do not live in big places, may not utilize the benefit of the bus or metro.

For example

, a person willing to go for a grocery shopping at a distance of only four kilometres has to wait for 1 hour for a bus or walk half a kilometre to get to the bus stop.

Secondly

, linked to the

first

, is the rising income of the population. Many families can afford a

car

to avoid public transport or just for luxury.

For instance

, whereas nowadays, the average family has more money for entertainment or comfort purpose than 50 years ago.

On the other hand

, tackling

this

issue

is very much needed by the

government

.

This

involves way like the betterment of public transport.

This

could be done by providing more buses, metros, or other city transports to various routes so that the public does not must have a

car

for easy moving.

For example

, if there were only 2 buses for a route, it would be 4 buses and they would cover more places in that route. The other way is, restricting the maximum number of cars per family, which means a family could not be allowed to have more than a certain number of vehicles even if they can afford it.

Such

a step could minimize the excessive buying of cars and the traffic

issue

. In conclusion,

this

essay has discussed both the reason for the notion and the measures

government

can take to normalize it. While the

government

can take the steps, people are

also

responsible to follow the proper rules in order to minimize the

issue

.