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In some cities and towns all over the world the high volume of traffic is a problem. What are the causes of this and what actions can be taken to solve this problem?

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Heavy
traffic
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 is one of the most serious issues in busy cities
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 as New York, London or Tokyo. People often waste their
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 and gas just to escape from a
traffic
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 jam on holidays. What is worse, the
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 problem prevents an efficient transport of support to the damaged area after an earthquake. In my opinion,
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 can be attributed to several causes and there are several possible measures to implement.
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 of all, our unconscious behaviours often provoke a
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 jam. People tend to drive a car at a peak
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 without deep thoughts, which ends up making a long car line for a similar destination. To solve
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, all they can do is to slightly change their
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 schedule and to avoid rush hours. There is no merit to come across
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 jams on the way and with a small shift in ,plans they can make use of their precious
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 at the place where they are heading to. In fact, some thoughtful people leave their homes in the wee hours of the morning and spend about half a day at the Tokyo Disney Land.
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, the delay in
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 maintenance
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 make congestion in countries with various natural disasters
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 as Japan, or China. Frequent earthquakes make clacks on the
road
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 surfaces and require construction for a while, which inevitably arise
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 jams around the spot. To overcome
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 situation, constant
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 checks by autonomous cars can be one solution. They inspect important roads at night and find the possible flaws in the early stage, which diminish the timespan of repairing. To conclude,
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 problems are mainly caused by unthoughtful actions and
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 repairs, and the solutions would be optimal private planning or constant
road
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 inspection.

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Answer the 'Problem and Solution' topic

Problem-and-solution essays fall naturally into two parts, the first describing and exploring the problem, the second setting out the solution or solutions.

You essay structure should look something like this:

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – Problems
  • Body paragraph 2 – Solutions
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • One of the first problems of the...
  • Another problem that needs to be considered...
  • A possible solution to this problem would be...
  • One immediate practical solution is to...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • traffic congestion
  • urbanization
  • car ownership
  • public transportation
  • carpooling
  • cycling infrastructure
  • congestion pricing
  • population growth
  • commute
  • sustainable transport
  • traffic management
  • ride-sharing
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