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Nowadays people use bicycles less as a form of transport. Why is that? What can we do to encourage people to use bicycles more? Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Nowadays, rapid population growth cause
a
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big issues
about
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traffic
 jams. Some
people
 argue that the government should invest in public
transportation
such
 as building train and subway lines.
However
, others think that the authorities better invest in road enlargement. On the one hand, there are
variety
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 of reasons to support
of
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the idea that government must invest in the construction of railroads and underground tunnels in order to address the issue of
traffic
 congestion. First and
importantly
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, by cutting down on the quantity of fuel used, public
transportation
 may avoid environmental damage. Less fuel burned means better air quality for cities that integrate public transit
Furthermore
, fast-moving modes of public transit,
such
 trains and subways, allow for time and cost savings for those who are short of time. In
this
 way,
traffic
 congestion could be reduced .
Although
 it is difficult to encourage
people
using
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 public
transportation
, it would help in increasing
nation
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 revenue and saving our time.
On the other hand
, there are
also
 some reasons why extension roads can diminish
traffic
 jams. Admittedly, on small streets, where
traffic
 cannot move freely, it frequently causes
traffic
 problems.
Furthermore
,
people
 are able to use
this
 method for reaching their destination as quickly as possible, but by constructing new
road
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,
people
 would incline towards
to
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using more
traffic
, it will cause pollution and accident. In conclusion, we can state that investing in public transit or extending roadways both have their pros and cons.
According to
 me, I would prefer
encouraging
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people
 to use public
transportation
 so the
goverment
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government
 should allocate
fund
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funds
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 to build
train
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 system, including high-speed trains rather than expanding roads.
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