Both government investment in public transport systems and reductions in public transport ticket prices will help to reduce transport pollution greatly. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Write at least 250 words.

Governments are becoming aware of the environmental problems caused by

transport

pollution

.

Therefore

, it is proposed to invest in public

transport

systems

as well as

reduce the ticket price to greatly decrease the

pollution

. In my opinion, those methods are beneficial,

however

, they will not solve the core of the problem. First of all, I agree that

such

investments will enable us to lower the prices, which,

as a consequence

, will attract more citizens to choose buses or other means of transportation over their private cars, which are one of the biggest causes of

pollution

.

Moreover

, investments can be made to develop new ecological transportation vehicles

such

as electric buses and trams, which are more environmentally friendly.

Nevertheless

,

such

changes are not enough to solve or greatly affect the amount of

pollution

caused by

transport

.

Although

the prices may be attractive, most people will still stick to their routine of driving on a daily basis. I assume, that investing not only in the systems but

also

in the infrastructure in the cities,

for instance

, creating roads for bicycles, will get people to choose more ecological options,

thus

reducing the amount of unnecessary driving. Another idea is to raise awareness about the environmental effects of driving and promote actively the alternative version to diesel cars, the electric ones.

To conclude

, investing in public

transport

systems

as well as

reducing the prices is not enough to solve the problem of

pollution

. Those are effective only when combined with other solutions

such

as developing the infrastructure and promoting electric cars.