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

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congestion

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is increasingly becoming popular in most urban centres and

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has led to the citizens frequently raising concerns about it.

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essay shall

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of all elaborate on the causes of

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suggest remedial solutions to help curtail

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menace.

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with, there are numerous reasons that have led to

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jams in the metropolis.

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, an increase in private

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

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of public transport to commute to work.

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

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will be overcrowded thereby leading to

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congestion

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and accidents.

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, traders who hawk on these streets make the

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

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and people as well. To buttress

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

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jams increased four-fold

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of increased use of private transport in the year 2020.

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, there are effective methods that can be employed to mitigate

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problem.

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

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as

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construction in order to reduce

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congestion

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.

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,

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

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more and

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mitigate traffics and ensure the free movement of cars and

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reduce lateness at work.

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, 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

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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

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jams in urban areas. But taxation on these

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

traffic

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congestion

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in cities.