Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or diagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

Traffic congestion and pollution are some of the most challenging issues to tackle. There is a group of opinion whereby higher

petrol

price

is a feasible solution to these issues. In my opinion,

this

is not an ideal solution and other measures

such

as

better

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public transport system, making

car

ownership expensive could be more effective.

Firstly

, I do not agree with increasing

petrol

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the petrol

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price

is the solution because people can easily switch to lower fuel consumption

vehicle

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vehicles

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such

as

motorbike

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motorbikes

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.

However

,

motorbike

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is known to be more prone to accidents. Not only accidents can be life-threatening

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but,

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they are

also

expensive because medical bills are funded by the government.

Secondly

, higher

petrol

price

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prices

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will lead to higher transportation

cost

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costs

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and

subsequently

inflation.

This

translates to higher food

price

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prices

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, clothes

price

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prices

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, etc. Considering

car

is a necessity, it is uncertain if higher

petrol

price

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prices

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alone will reduce

car

usage but surely it will trigger inflation which can be tricky to resolve.

However

, it is not all gloom and doom. There are countries with

significant

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lower

car

usage, they have lesser congestion and better air quality that’s worth referencing

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. Hong Kong

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example, is well-known for its seamless connectivity with

public

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the public

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transport system.

Switzerland

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In Switzerland

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on the other hand

,

their

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the

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price

of owning a

car

is extremely high

hence

many opt for public transport

instead

. In conclusion, raising

petrol

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price

alone is only solving one side of the issue and might trigger more challenges. To formulate

this

,

policy makers

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ought to learn from other countries that succeeded in keeping their city free from traffic congestion and minimum pollution.