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?

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Traffic congestion and pollution are some of the most challenging issues to tackle. There is a group of opinion whereby higher
petrol
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price
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is a feasible solution to these issues. In my opinion,
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is not an ideal solution and other measures
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as
better
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public transport system, making
car
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ownership expensive could be more effective.
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, I do not agree with increasing
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petrol
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price
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is the solution because people can easily switch to lower fuel consumption
vehicle
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vehicles
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such
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as
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motorbikes
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.
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,
motorbike
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the motorbike
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is known to be more prone to accidents. Not only accidents can be life-threatening
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they are
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expensive because medical bills are funded by the government.
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, higher
petrol
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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
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inflation.
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translates to higher food
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price
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prices
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, clothes
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price
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prices
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, etc. Considering
car
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is a necessity, it is uncertain if higher
petrol
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price
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prices
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alone will reduce
car
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usage but surely it will trigger inflation which can be tricky to resolve.
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, it is not all gloom and doom. There are countries with
significant
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lower
car
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usage, they have lesser congestion and better air quality that’s worth referencing
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. Hong Kong
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for
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example, is well-known for its seamless connectivity with
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transport system.
Switzerland
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on the other hand
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,
their
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price
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of owning a
car
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is extremely high
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many opt for public transport
instead
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. In conclusion, raising
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petrol
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the petrol
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price
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alone is only solving one side of the issue and might trigger more challenges. To formulate
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,
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.
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