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.Submitted by junyiwu029 on
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