Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past 30 years that many cities in the world are now “one big traffic jam”. How true do you think this statement is? What measures can government take to discourage people from using their cars?

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Car ownership has significantly increased so over the past 30 years and many
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in the world are now confronted with big traffic jam problems. In my opinion, I could not agree more with
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statement and I will explain a factor and solution for
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case. On the one hand, It is clearly shown that people from the countryside escape poor conditions life to the
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. It was affected that
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are crowded with people.
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, The economic
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in the region
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as New York, Paris and Bangkok have labour from developing countries who went to find a career.
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, It makes big traffic jam problems.
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, In the past, Some governments had a mistaken policy to support citizens having
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apply
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private
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cars
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.
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, in Bangkok in the 1990s was cancelled tram line because the
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think the tram reduced surface roads but truly the tram is public transport which can reduce the number of
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.
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, To solve
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problem,
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, The
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should improve service quality in public transport.
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, buses must have air-conditioned and have accurate time because passengers can plan a time for doing activities by using public transport.
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, The
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should gain high car taxes or oil prices to reduce the number of
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.
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, The
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must finish the
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stages already.
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, The
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should plan to construct a metro from suburban to downtown. In conclusion, I firmly believe that
cars
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have increased over the past 30 years. So, The
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should solve problems as I make an example in the
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • proliferation
  • urbanization
  • traffic congestion
  • environmental pollution
  • public transportation
  • congestion charges
  • eco-friendly vehicles
  • urban planning
  • dependency
  • sustainable mobility
  • emissions
  • carpooling
  • bicycling infrastructure
  • walkable cities
  • rush hour
  • traffic management
  • park and ride schemes
  • alternative transportation
  • road pricing
  • spatial planning
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