To solve the problem of traffic congestion govt should provide free public transport 24*7. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

There has been a controversy about whether free public

transport

24x7 can solve the problem of

traffic

congestion

. I think there are other solutions which are more effective. My answers will be explained in the following paragraphs.

First

, limiting the registration of vehicles. Take China as an example. In many Chinese

cities

,

such

as Beijing and Shanghai, not everyone can get a

license

plate; drivers must do a lottery or buy a

license

plate so as to drive legally.

However

, the chance of getting a

license

plate is not high, and the price is pricy. The reason why

this

policy prevails is that the government tends to control the

number

of vehicles in

cities

by controlling the

number

of

license

plates.

As a result

,

such

a policy has prevented hundreds and thousands of potential car buyers from buying a car;

therefore

, the problem of

traffic

congestion

has been alleviated to a large extent.

Second

, setting up high parking fees in

cities

. In some big

cities

, like New York, Hongkong and Singapore, the parking fees are incredibly high if you tend to park in the city centre.

Although

this

policy doesn't seem nice to the local residents, it lessens the issue of

traffic

congestion

considerably. As a consequence of high parking fees, the

number

of vehicles on the street has reduced, and the road passing rate has been promoted substantially. With the solution of providing free public

transport

, there are some issues.

For instance

, if public

transport

was free, the

number

of passengers would increase largely.

Hence

, it would be crowded and uncomfortable to take the bus or train. As a consequence, many people will choose to drive again in order to stay cosy, and eventually, the problem of

traffic

congestion

will reoccur. In conclusion, there are two main solutions and the idea of providing free public

transport

doesn't really work.