Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution prob- lems. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement? What other measures do you think might be effective?

Increasing the price of petrol absolutely affects transportation aspects in the world.

While

some argue that increasing the petrol tariff can reduce

traffic

and pollution problems, others contend that

this

phenomenon will not affect

both

much.

This

essay will explore

both

perspective and personal opinions on the matter and

also

the effective measures to tackle these issues.

Firstly

, the rise in

gas

prices will make society think twice to use private vehicles. Every person will suddenly affect by

this

rise, especially low-middle-income people. They can't afford

gas

as much as before the increase in

gas

cost.

For example

, the sale of

gas

in Indonesia dropped by 35% when the government decided to remove the subsidized

gas

in June 2022 and reduced

traffic

by 20%. But,

on the other hand

, these effects will not

last

long. Upper-middle income families still can afford the

gas

. As data speak, 70% of car ownership in Indonesia is owned by upper-middle-income families.

Furthermore

, more people in the world, especially 57% of people in Indonesia, don't have adequate access to public transport.

As a result

, they are forced to use their own vehicles to mobilize every day. Nowadays, the intensity of

traffic

in Jakarta is even higher than before the authority's decision. In my respective opinion, aligning with

this

paragraph, increasing the

gas

price is just a short-term measure to tackle

traffic

and pollution problems.

To conclude

these discussions, I believe that there must be greater decisions that the ministry must take to tackle

both

problems. The government will have to build and develop more public transport in urban and rural areas. Decreasing the dependency on private vehicles can significantly reduce 30% of air pollution.

However

, even if the petrol price is rising, the transportation costs can still be reduced if the transport volume of each vehicle increases,

both

for freights and passengers.