More and more people are relying on the private car as their major means of transportation. Describe some of the problems over-reliance on cars can cause, and suggest at least one possible solution.

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A major drawback in metro cities today is the
traffic
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congestion caused
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increasing number of cars. Nowadays, people have become dependent on travelling with their personal vehicle, rather than utilising
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public transportation.
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over dependency
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on
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causes two main problems: increased air pollution and
traffic
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jams on roads. In
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essay, I will analyse the problems and provide possible solutions to
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. Private cars have increased in number
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the poor maintenance of public transport like city buses and metro rails,
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making it major means of transportation.
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increased need to travel by private car
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rise in air pollution. Even if one person is travelling he will prefer a
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four-seater
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vehicle over a two-wheeler or bicycle.
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, the Air Quality Index is degrading
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in Delhi and leading to several health problems because of the harmful gases
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released into the atmosphere. The second main cause is
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traffic
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a traffic
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jam
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on roads. Less number of people prefer travelling by metro rails, causing immense
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during office hours. Owing to
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,
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of the deaths became inevitable
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road accidents.
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, in case of
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an
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Ambulance gets stuck in
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for long hours. Government should look into
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matter seriously and improvise the methods of public transport.
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, they should plan multiple stops all over the city to make it convenient for the general public. Promoting the use of bicycles can
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be the way forward for decreasing the over-reliance on cars. The problem can be solved if all the individuals and Government officials work in harmony and change
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of the community in
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to the use of
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the personal
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vehicle
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vehicles
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over other methods of transportation.
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