Public transport should be free. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is thought by some

people

that public

transport

should be costless.

This

essay completely agrees with

this

statement. I will discuss the reasons in the ensuing paragraphs. On the one hand, if public

transport

is gratuitous

such

as buses, trains and trams, many

people

will choose one of these ways of

transport

instead

of driving their

cars

. These would bring benefits to our environment, helping to reduce pollution.

Furthermore

, having fewer

cars

on the road will avoid traffic congestion. Nowadays big cities are getting really busy and they are experimenting traffic jams at any time of the day not only at rush hours as it used to be.

For instance

, in a recent quiz made in France, 80% of the

people

who participated in it, said they would stop using their

cars

if public

transport

becomes free.

On the other hand

, the government offering free

transport

would be an effective way to help the population with their economy.

People

would not need to spend a huge amount of money every year fixing their

cars

, paying insurance and spending a large proportion of their earnings on fuel.

For instance

, the prime minister of Uruguay, a small country situated in South America that has had free

transport

since 2018, said that the population achieved to start saving more than half of their salaries thanks to

this

change.

To conclude

, in my ,opinion it is undeniable that public

transport

would not only certainly help our environment and populations economy