Nowadays people prefer cars to bicycles as a means of transportation. What are the effects of this trend? What measures can be taken to encourage people to use bicycles more? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In

this

day and age, there are many those who prefer to use cars over bicycles.

Although

it is a convenient way of transportation, it carries negative implications for the environment. There are some steps that should be taken to overcome

this

problem, and those as well as consequences

this

decision causes will be discussed in

this

essay in the

next

paragraphs. To start with repercussions, it is well-known that using automobiles and especially outdated models of those increases the emission of CO2, which leads to the greenhouse effect and global warming in general.

However

, there are some individuals who oppose

this

by claiming that there are fabrics and manufacturers which are even more harmful, but it is still worth admitting that the impact is huge,

in particular

when we start to think of how many people are using them.

Furthermore

, it is crucial to underline that it

also

creates traffic on the roads which

causes

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issues like car crashes and even deaths. Frustrating though these effects may be, they can be overcome by creating a plan of measures which should be taken.

First

of all, by developing infrastructure for bicyclists,

consequently

, they will be able to travel safely and with comfort. We have a nice example of some European countries,

such

as the Netherlands, where those who use bicycles are a lot more than those who prefer cars. 

However

the

second

way is more beneficial, the government should increase taxes for car owners, in that case, more people will switch to alternative ways of transportation. By doing that, not only will individuals choose more environmentally friendly options, but they

also

will save their money, so it will be additional motivation to them respectively.  In conclusion, I would like to point out that increasing knowledge and awareness of the impact we make by simply choosing to use our car over bicycles, should encourage us to take measures and make more conscious choices. Even though the government have to enhance conditions for bicyclist, people still are responsible for their decisions.