Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

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decades, there has been a surge in the number of

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in

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which has led to a rise in both

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congestion and air and noise

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. Some people believe that the obvious measure to

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out these problems is to increase the

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of petrol. Personally, I feel that there are other solutions which would be far more effective. The increased

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of petrol would not decrease the number of

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in

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as, at the present, the majority of citizens are forced to use their

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to go to

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. Many people live in suburban areas of

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and they have to commute to

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.

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, there are no extensive public transport networks on the outskirts of

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.

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means that even if the cost of fuel rose, workers would continue travelling by car. A good example is

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fact that in the

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century the

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of gas has climbed and the number of

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has not declined but jumped. One of the main solutions to tackle

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congestion and

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in

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is to change

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habits. Working from home is one of the changes to make. Nowadays, many employees are able to

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in the comfort of their homes without going to offices thanks to technology like computers.

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would allow many workers not to use their

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to go to

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, decreasing

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on roads and

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in

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. More importantly, governments should improve public transportation networks. If there were more public transport

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as buses and trains and more extended bicycle lanes in the suburban areas, several citizens would be encouraged to travel by bikes, buses and trains both to go to

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and to town centres because they would save on petrol. In conclusion, despite the fact that the most obvious measure would be increasing the

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of fuel, I’m convinced that in order to reduce

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and

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problems in

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, people have to change their way to

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and governments have to extend public transport networks.