The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world cities can be attributed directly to the rapidly increasing number of private cars in use. In order to reverse this decline in quality of life in cities, attempts must be made to encourage people to use their cars less and public transport more. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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day and age, more and more contemporary attention has been placed on whether or not

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ownership should be discouraged and the government should inspire people to utilize public transport much more. I myself believe that

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is a good option to improve the air quality and relieve

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congestion in many cities;

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, at the same

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there is much that can be done to contribute to better living conditions in big cities.

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, it is clear that calling upon

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users to take advantages of

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transportation system would lead to a reduction

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in traffic

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jams and

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environment. As a matter of fact, when alternative means of transport are available, cheaper and convenient enough, commuters

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may prefer using it, which could bring about

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cars on the road and

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less

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exhaust gases. Singapore,

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, is one of the cleanest countries in the world with

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thanks to its excellent public transportation system.

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,

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measure alone is unlikely to have a major impact on the quality of life Another feasible approach is that

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should enact strict laws on cars import activities and

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usage. To be more specific, when taxing cars at the point of purchase or annually through

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would make them more expensive, causing a shrink in the number of buyers.

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to that, several kinds of

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use,

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as for short journeys, within packed cities can be discouraged through road pricing schemes and high parking ticket price. By doing these,

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congestion could be relived and air pollutants including

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emissions

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diminish substantially. In conclusion, with all the reasons mentioned above, I partly lean on the idea of

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residents to commute by public transport to reduce

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use because there are several drastic ways to better both

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and environment conditions.