Some people believe government should spend money on building train and subway lines to reduce traffic congestion. Others think that building more and wider roads is the better way to reduce traffic congestion. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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These days,
traffic
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congestion has increased and become a serious problem in many nations and
cities
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. While some
people
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believe that government need to invest funds in constructing train and subway lines to decline
traffic
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jam, I concur with those who argue that
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problem could be tackled by expanding and improving the road system. On the one hand, there are several reasons why
people
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think having more train and subway lines built could solve
traffic
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jam problems. One reason is that since
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public transport usually runs
quickly
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than cars,
people
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tend to prioritise these means of transport to travel.
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may reduce pressure on the existing
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. Another reason is that it is sometimes impossible to extend
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roads
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, especially in large
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, because
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is rarely available to enable
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development to take place. A metro network, built underground would
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be a more practical option and it has proved popular in main
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across the world.
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, there are strong reasons to think that the extension and construction of new and wider
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will alleviate
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congestion. The existing
roads
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are obviously inadequate to provide the space for the increasing number of cars, particularly in city centres. In big
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,
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live on the outskirts and commute to work
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their own car.
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may lead to the growing volume of
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both inside and outside the
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, so new road routes must be created to cope with
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jam
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jams
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.
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, as
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more network of
roads
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is built,
people
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are able to drive
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an alternative way to avoid crowd when
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congestion occurs. In conclusion,
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constructing train and subway lines can decrease
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jams, it seems to me that extending the size of
roads
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is a better solution
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