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Many people prefer to use public transportation while others say that personal cars are the best mode of transportation. In your opinion what are the pros and cons of using public transport?

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Many
people
 choose to use the public mode of
transportation
 rather than private
vehicles
. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but I intend to talk only about
the
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public transport.
Firstly
, talking about the advantages, it is cost-effective when it is compared to own vehicle
transportation
. An increase in private
vehicles
 would certainly harm the environment and cause global warming,
it
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 can be effectively controlled by making
people
 use public
transportation
; Traffic is
also
 effectively decreased.
However
, public
transportation
 is the safest when it is compared with private. When talking about the disadvantages, the major drawback is cannot believe in time, sometimes it may late because of traffic. Because it is
an
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a
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 larger vehicle, it may take some time to get off from the traffic. If many
people
 are using public
transportation
, there should be sufficient amount
vehicles
 to fit all those
people
 in all areas. Sometimes it could be frustrating to see the rush and not have a seat to sit. If any person has a health issue, it is tough to travel on public transport and sometimes we may get the chance to walk from the station to the destination. In conclusion, If any person's intention is to save money, I would suggest using public
transportation
.
on the other hand
, if a person is facing any health issue, for them private
transportation
 would be more comfortable than public
vehicles
.
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