People who live in cities often complain about traffic congestion. What do you think the causes are? What solutions can you suggest

Traffic

congestion

is increasingly becoming popular in most urban centres and

this

has led to the citizens frequently raising concerns about it.

This

essay shall

first

of all elaborate on the causes of

this

and

further

suggest remedial solutions to help curtail

this

menace.

To begin

with, there are numerous reasons that have led to

traffic

jams in the metropolis.

Firstly

, an increase in private

vehicles

is one of the major causes. Many individuals living in the city prefer using their own cars

instead

of public transport to commute to work.

Although

this

makes them comfortable in the end poses threat to other drivers since the

road

will be overcrowded thereby leading to

road

congestion

and accidents.

Also

, traders who hawk on these streets make the

road

congested by their hustling and bustling nature which later impeded the movement of

vehicles

and people as well. To buttress

this

point, research conducted in Ghana by the roads commission revealed that

traffic

jams increased four-fold

as a result

of increased use of private transport in the year 2020.

However

, there are effective methods that can be employed to mitigate

this

problem.

First

of all, higher authorities should tax all private users in order to generate more revenue which can be used in building infrastructures

such

as

road

construction in order to reduce

traffic

congestion

.

Furthermore

,

this

will encourage the majority of individuals to patronize the use of public

vehicles

more and

subsequently

mitigate traffics and ensure the free movement of cars and

also

reduce lateness at work.

For instance

, citizens in the UK who stopped using their own cars and switched to the usage of buses say that they feel comfortable using public transport as

this

has made their movement to work faster. In conclusion, an increase in private car usage and street hawking by some traders are the main causes of

traffic

jams in urban areas. But taxation on these

vehicles

and encouraging the citizens to patronize public buses are effective ways to combat

traffic

congestion

in cities.