Traffic jam is a problem in many towns and cities. People believe that this can be done by making roads wider. Do you agree or disagree?

Some cities and towns suffer from severe

traffic

jam, which can greatly affect people's daily lives and eventually leads to a country's economic issues. To address

this

issue

, some people argue that by widening the

roads

, the

traffic

issue

can be alleviated.

Although

the proposal can somehow mitigate the

traffic

, I believe that there are alternative ways to achieve

this

goal. On the one hand, I agree that the idea of broadening the

roads

comes with the advantage of better accommodation of vehicles. Namely,

roads

can encompass an increased amount of vehicles simply by being widened. Take the city of Taipei as an example,

roads

that connect downtown Taipei to the suburbs are primarily composed of only single or two-lane

roads

. To be more precise,

this

arrangement resulted in heavy

traffic

and blocked

roads

during rush hours, making citizens spend a great proportion of time on daily commuting. If the

issue

can be tackled by extending more lanes, I believe that

this

severe

traffic

issue

can be significantly improved.

On the other hand

,

traffic

issues can be minimized by two proposals if we look into the real questions behind

this

matter.

Firstly

, an increasing amounts of people nowadays own more than one vehicle, contributing to overcrowded road-using conditions.

Second,

some places lack

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thorough public transportation, making individuals unlikely to travel without driving cars. And if the government can set certain regulations on car ownership,

as well as

improve fundamental transport infrastructure, the problem of

traffic

congestion can certainly be well-enhanced.

For instance

, the city of Tokyo embraces a comprehensive public transport system, which enables city dwellers to travel to destinations in various options, making

roads

smoother. In conclusion, making

roads

wider can alleviate

traffic

congestion in certain places,

however

, I believe that

traffic

problems cannot be resolved if the matter of increasing car ownership and imperfect transport infrastructure are ignored.