In some countries, the government promotes public transport as the primary means of transportation and discourages private vehicle ownership. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this situation

It is trite that in some parts of the world, governments rate public transportation as the primary mode of mobility and

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to make private vehicle

ownership

undesirable to their citizenry.

This

has both merits and demerits and I shall be discussing these pros and cons in

this

essay. To start with, the most prominent of the advantages of promoting public transportation over owning private vehicles is that it reduces greenhouse gas

emmission

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emissions

emission

from the combustion of fuel used by these automobiles and

consequently

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the air pollutants in the country.

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, the amount of pollution caused by ten persons using different cars will in every way exceed that produced by

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transportation

vehicle

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. In the same vein, there will be a reduction of fossil fuel demand and use, lower demands

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road maintenance and a reduction in traffic jams if the

priotization

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prioritization

of

mass-transits

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over individual use of motors is maintained and these eventually will result in the conservation of the national economies of these countries.

Furthermore

, discouraging

ownership

of private cars will help to improve the social interaction of citizens as it might eradicate

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system and reduce the disparity between the rich and poor

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the society.

However

, private

ownership

of vehicles promotes individual privacy and government

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interference

might be frowned upon.

For instance

, as individualism progresses, people are desirous of having their spaces to themselves and may not find sharing road trips desirable.

In addition

to

this

, people have varying time schedules, travel plans, wants and needs that only possession of personal cars can satisfy. An example is a person who needs to be at a place at a particular time which differs completely from the schedule of the commuters' bus plying her zone

thus

restrictions on

this

might be seen as an infringement of

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rights of these individuals. In conclusion, while the purpose of discouraging private vehicle

ownership

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governments

governements

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governments

is understood, the pros and cons of

this

policy as presented above should be well considered.