More and more people are relying on their private cars as a major means of transportation. Describe some of the problems over-reliance on cars can cause and suggest at least one possible solution.

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It is observed that the number of
people
who depends on their own
cars
as the main transportation is significantly increasing. There are some problems that can be caused by
this
phenomenon, but there are
also
some solutions to tackle the issue.
such
phenomenon
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results in many problems. the
first
problem would be the environmental issues. The more private
cars
are used, the more
air
pollution
can be caused.
For example
, every transportation releases carbon dioxide when they are moved, and it causes
the
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air
pollution
.
Moreover
, if
people
choose not public transportations but their own
cars
, the number of
cars
which moved has
increase
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.
Therefore
,
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more CO2 would be released by it. The
second
one is
traffic
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a traffic
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jam
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jams
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. the number of
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private
cars
which are used is too much compared with the limited road and in the end, it causes
traffic
jam
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jams
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.
Nevertheless
, there
some
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are some
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keys which can solve it. The
first
solution is
that
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encouraging
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people
to use
the
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public
transportations
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transport
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. It reduces not only
air
pollution
but
also
traffic
jam
, rising the independence
on
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of
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private
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a private
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one
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ones
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. The
second
key is
that
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encouraging
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encourage
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people
to use
the
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electric
cars
, which utilize electricity for
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fuel. It makes
air
pollution
be reduced, reducing
release
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the release
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of CO2. The
last
key is
that
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widening the road. It decreases the
traffic
jam
as
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by
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increasing the amount of treating
transportations
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transportation
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. In conclusion,
although
relying on their private
cars
makes lots of
problem
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problems
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,
it
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they
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can be solved by doing
such
things mentioned above.
Thus
,
people
should be encouraged to do
such
things.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Over-reliance
  • Transportation
  • Environmental degradation
  • Air pollution
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Noise pollution
  • Traffic congestion
  • Urban sprawl
  • Natural resources
  • Fossil fuels
  • Sedentary lifestyle
  • Public transportation
  • Carpooling
  • Ridesharing
  • Urban planning
  • Mixed-use developments
  • Commutes
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