You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. The only way to reduce the amount of traffic in cities today is by reducing the need for people to travel from home for work, education or shopping. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

It is argued that the only way to decrease the
traffic
in urban areas is by limiting the requirement for
public
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to travel for jobs, schooling, and entertainment.
This
essay agrees with that suggestion completely because
with
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the help of using public transportation and carpooling will contribute to
reduce
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the congestion on
roads
. As with increasing population, there is
rise
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a rise
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in
traffic
as well, which
further
leads to pollution and accidents.
Firstly
, to limit the amount of
traffic
, people should travel to their work by using public transportation.
For example
,
in
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call
center
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centre
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companies
they
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provide their own convenience to every employee.
Moreover
, for students to reach their schools they should use school buses and vans
instead
of travelling in their own cars.
In addition
, with improvement in technology, many shoppers should try to buy their clothes online rather than offline,
this
will help in less
traffic
jam on
roads
.
Secondly
, to lower the stoppage on
roads
, humans should opt for carpooling.
This
method is beneficial in many factors as one doesn’t have to buy any car for convenience and there is no expense related to cars.
Also
, it will be very cheap for working professionals to travel for jobs and even for shoppers as well.
For example
, in Uber, there is an option for carpooling,
this
helps everyone to reach a particular destination in less money with less
traffic
on
roads
. In conclusion,
population
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the population
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should use more
of
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public transportation
instead
of their own vehicles and
finally
, opting carpooling option will be a better choice because it will help in
reduction
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the reduction
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of
traffic
and more safety on
roads
.
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