More and more people in developing countries are purchasing cars for the first time. What problems does this cause? What do you think is a possible solution?

There is a growing

number

of

people

that are buying

vehicles

for the

first

time. The principal problems these causes are pollution and

traffic

congestion, and the viable solution is to increase taxes for owning and purchasing

vehicles

. The primary issue developing countries face when their citizens start to buy

cars

is increased pollution.

This

occurs

as a result

of the

vehicles

using fuel and internal combustion power that releases carbon emissions into the air. The greater

number

of

vehicles

on the road is

also

responsible for a rise in

traffic

jams.

This

is because many

people

are now able to afford

car

ownership as the price of the

cars

are not too expensive as

thus

,

people

prefer to ride in their own

car

rather than using public transport.

For example

, our capital city has a population of 1 million

people

but one in every two persons own

vehicles

which results in consistent

traffic

congestion within the city centre during the weekdays. A solution to

this

problem is to impose a significant amount of taxes for owning and purchasing a

car

.

This

would solve the problems by reducing the

number

of

cars

owned by individuals and

people

would opt to use public transport as the costs of owning a

car

would be unaffordable.

For example

, rich nations

such

as Japan has well developed public transportation system and their residents don’t possess private

vehicles

as the maintenance and ownership price is substantial. In conclusion, the growing

number

of

vehicles

in low-income countries is a major issue that can result in air pollution and

traffic

congestion.

However

, it can be addressed through a significant amount of taxes levied on

vehicles

which will eventually reduce the

number

of

cars

in the region.