The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world citie 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 encourage people to utilize public

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much more. In my opinion, I totally agree with

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suggestion.

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, it is undeniable that travelling by public

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of private automobiles may ease traffic jams, especially in big

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. To be more specific, it would take more space on the road if all citizens commuting to work by their own cars, so sharing trains or buses is a good alternative way keeping more

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off the road. Several

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,

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as Tokyo, Berlin and Paris, with an efficient network of buses, trains and subways experience no gridlock by any means,

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.

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, public

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obviously not only carries more passengers but

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free the road space, leading to traffic jams reduction.

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, encouraging urban inhabitants to use public

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can be a cure for the air problem of

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. It seems that

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is one of the primary culprits causing smog in dozens of

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throughout the world. If commuters choose the public transit system, the number of private cars will decrease significantly.

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, the amount of

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exhaust gases entering the air would go down. Singapore,

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, is one of the cleanest countries in the world, thanks to its excellent public

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system, which is the key factor contributing to the reduction in

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users and harmful smoke emitted. In conclusion, I believe that if the government can raise people’s awareness of using public

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to replace private cars,

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will definitely help alleviate both congestion and air pollutants, improving the quality of city life

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.