Public transport should be funded by the government so that it can be free for people who use it. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some

people

argued that public

transport

should be fully funded by the

government

, while

government

indeed should play a crucial role in public

transport

, I believe it is hardly plausible and practical to make public

transport

completely free to the public. A more affordable public

transport

system would benefit the city in multiple ways.

Firstly

, it is the most effective method to tackle the exacerbating

traffic

congestion and air pollution problems. With the cost of public

transport

being lowered,

people

are more likely to cut down the use of personal cars, thereby reducing the car emissions that lead to poisonous air pollution, mitigating the problems associated with

traffic

jams, and boosting productivity.

In addition

, the

government

could lower the massive spending paid on the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, when the public swift from private automobile to public

transport

.

However

, the idea of free public

transport

does not work as effectively as

people

think.

To begin

with, it will put an excessive burden on the

government

’s budget,

as a result

, investments in other sectors

such

as education, healthcare system, technology development could be curtailed

accordingly

.

Moreover

, it remains unclear that to what extent will public transit benefit the

traffic

and environment. Once public

transport

is completely free, the number of

people

who frequently travel by public transit could be surged drastically, which might undermine the positive impacts brought by the reduced use of private cars, even paralyzing the system during rush hours. In conclusion,

although

free public transit sounds plausible in theory,it will no doubt give rise to unexpected obstacles in practice. To alleviate the issue brought by the excessive use of private automobiles, the

government

could improve public

transport

or impose stricter regulation, rather than providing free public

traffic

.