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?
In the
last
decades, there has been a surge in the number of cars
in cities
which has led to a rise in both traffic
congestion and air and noise pollution
. Some people believe that the obvious measure to work
out these problems is to increase the price
of petrol. Personally, I feel that there are other solutions which would be far more effective.
The increased price
of petrol would not decrease the number of cars
in cities
as, at the present, the majority of citizens are forced to use their cars
to go to work
. Many people live in suburban areas of cities
and they have to commute to work
. However
, there are no extensive public transport networks on the outskirts of cities
. This
means that even if the cost of fuel rose, workers would continue travelling by car. A good example is the
fact that in the Change the article
a
last
century the price
of gas has climbed and the number of cars
has not declined but jumped.
One of the main solutions to tackle traffic
congestion and pollution
in cities
is to change work
habits. Working from home is one of the changes to make. Nowadays, many employees are able to work
in the comfort of their homes without going to offices thanks to technology like computers. This
would allow many workers not to use their cars
to go to work
, decreasing traffic
on roads and pollution
in cities
. More importantly, governments should improve public transportation networks. If there were more public transport such
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 work
and to town centres because they would save on petrol.
In conclusion, despite the fact that the most obvious measure would be increasing the price
of fuel, I’m convinced that in order to reduce traffic
and pollution
problems in cities
, people have to change their way to work
and governments have to extend public transport networks.Submitted by claudiareddavid on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite