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 do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?

It is definitely true that the

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owner

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has skyrocketed

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the

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30 years and in its turn, it has impacted cities dramatically. I absolutely agree with

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statement and

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essay will extensively explain reasons to support my opinion and render possible solutions that government can implement to solve the

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problem.

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a wide range of factors that make people own

cars

.

For instance

, a marketing competition between automobile dealers, which doesn’t cause a monopoly so

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makes most

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affordable. Apart from that, banks release loans more easily these days and define lower down payment.

Furthermore

, people are tired so overcrowded public transport so those disadvantages overweigh the advantages

such

as sanitation, punctuality and prices.

Consequently

, folks do whatever is necessary to afford a car.

On the other hand

, the situation related to traffic jams

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incredibly awful and requires some urgent measures from the government.

Firstly

, the authorities should channel more money into road expansion and

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more routes.

Second

, they should introduce some measures which will regulate the

number

of

cars

on the road.

For instance

, in some Colombian cities exists “pico and

placa

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place

” (rush hour traffic restriction). The digits of license plates are chosen

such

that a car with that license plate cannot be driven at a certain time on a certain day of the week. In a nutshell, modern individuals can afford

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private transport more easily

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in the past.

Therefore

, the

number

of vehicles is increasing drastically

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the roads and

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transport congestion. The governments should be very concerned about taking serious measures to tackle

this

traffic problem and seriously emphasize

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decreasing the

number

of

cars

.