Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that in many cities around the world there are constant traffic jams. How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from owning cars?

Owning a car for personal

use

has become a norm in

the

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modern society mainly because of the convenience and flexibility it offers.

In addition

,

cars

symbolize

ones

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wealth and prestige in many communities.

With

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all these reasons,

use

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the use

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of personal automobiles increased over the

last

three decades and

as a result

, the problem of

traffic

congestion

also

rapidly escalating. Governments,

however

, can solve

this

issue by providing alternative transportation options.

To begin

with, many

people

buy

cars

for their personal

use

and with

this

,

number

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a number

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of

cars

entering cities

also

ever increasing. Individuals owning

cars

rarely

use

public transport and share the vehicle with other passengers.

This

means that roads are filled with a number of

cars

that exceeds the capacity of

those infrastructure

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that infrastructure

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.

For example

,

although

one person travel in a car, it

addes

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added

adds

hugely to the daily

traffic

load.

Therefore

, it is evident that the more

people

purchase

cars

, the more

it

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will contribute to

traffic

jams,

particulary

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particularly

during peak hours. As solutions, authorities should improve public transportation and promote the

use

of alternative means of travelling

such

as cycling.

Although

people

have private

cars

, if there are

cost effective

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and comfortable public transport options, many will opt for

such

alternatives,

specially

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for their routine travelling

such

as commuting to work. Obviously, there is some crowd who are health

consious

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conscious

and willing to

use

cycling, given the fact that there are safer bike routes and rules in place. In

this

way, governments can

pursuade

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persuade

pursue

public

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the public

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to limit car

use

which leads to reduced

traffic

problems. In conclusion,

people

prefer to travel in their own

cars

but

this

causes

traffic

issues in cities. The governments should enhance and expand the public

trasnsportation

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transportation

network

while

encouraging individuals to

use

other options

such

as using bicycles.