Some people think that cars are the best way to travel in a city, while others think that bicycle is better. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion.

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Travelling around the bustling,
traffic congested
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city
is somewhat challenging and frustrating. Some argue that taking a motor vehicle is more
advantages
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than cycling to get about the town. In my opinion I
completely
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in agreement with
this
view, considering the safety and convenience, even though, cycling is more
environment
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environmentally
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friendly.
To begin
with, many people prefer to travel by
car
within the
city
limits because of its safety and convenience. Road traffic accidents are on the rise and cars are designed with safety measures to protect the passenger in a situation of
collision
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. Needless to say, in a road traffic accident, the cyclist would sustain more injury than a
car
passenger.
Thus
, motor vehicles are safer to drive around
city
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the city
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than
been
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on a cycle.
Secondly
, driving a personal vehicle enable
to
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reach a destination punctually and without the tiresome process of carrying
lugages
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luggage
.
For example
, when I was travelling by
bicycle
to work I had to go into minute details and pack only the essentials, whereas when I was taking the
car
I stuff the two large bags
in to
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the back seat. My items would be right
next
in the carpark if a need occur.
On the other hand
, riding a
bicycle
has been popularised because it doesn't leave
carbon
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footprint. The fumes ejected from cars
has
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serious air pollution issues.
For instance
, studies show
high
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prevalence of
respiratory
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the respiratory
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disease among
city
dwellers due to inhalation of
car
exhausted
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fumes. Governments are promoting
bicycle
use to travel the
city
to tackle
this
issue. But on the
defense
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, there are
environment friendly
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, electric vehicles which would be a better solution. In conclusion, cars
dominates
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over
bicycle
because they provide a practical, easy, protective mode of transportation.
Furthermore
, in order to prevent pollution using cycling as an alternative is not at all feasible.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • convenient
  • inclement weather
  • heavy loads
  • environmentally friendly
  • promote physical health
  • traffic congestion
  • pollution
  • cost-effective
  • fuel costs
  • parking fees
  • comfort
  • safety
  • poorly developed infrastructure
  • traffic jams
  • parking options
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