Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'one big traffic jam' How true this statement is? What measures can government take to discourage people from using their cars?

Nowadays,
cars
act as a
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necessary
neccessary
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necessary
part of our life as each family owned at least one.
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leads to
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heavy traffic
jam
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all around the world, and these can
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by
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government
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start to take action. There are many ways that
government
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can
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in reduced the
times
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of using
cars
.
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, they can increase the prices of diesel and electricity power. The huge paid for
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petrol and electricity will
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them
use
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cars
wisely.
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,
the
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short journey can
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to
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a bike or just
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on your own.
Secondly
, they can introduce a more useful public transport system for people daily basis. The bus or train comes on time and systematically will bring more
confindence
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confidence
to the users.
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will show a great decline in the
uses
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of
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car
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if the program is running successfully.
Finally
, the tax for buying
cars
should be increased as
this
is the most
and
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direct way can reduce
the
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car
ownership. People who cannot afford the taxes should try
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like public transport
for
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the
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transportation. It is true that the roads now have always
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by
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cars
. A very good example shows
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me that usually journey from Parit Raja to Johor Bahru
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90 minutes,
now
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become at least 120 minutes, especially on holidays. Many
family
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families
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have more than one
car
now, as we can observe by the
car
parking outside their house.
This
results in a bad situation as the number of
car
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cars
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gradually increases. In conclusion, the number of owning
cars
can be controlled by the government if they really focus on the problem and
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the action.
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