Nowadays, the number of private
vehicles
is higher than ever before.
This
may be caused by the increase in the popularity of private cars as the means of
transportation
.
This
paper will attempt to examine the possible difficulties connected with overreliance on private
vehicles
and identify the possible ways to deal with them.
Problems are believed to be stemming from different sides. The main everyday challenge for the citizens is traffic congestion, inevitably caused by a high density of private
vehicles
. It leads to blocked roads and daily loss of time by an average person.
Additionally
, the large number of private
vehicles
affects the quality of air in the
city
. Every car exhaust contains a huge amount of lead additives and CO2, which cause the deterioration of the population’s health. The health condition of citizens may
also
be worsened by using cars for the shortest journeys,
instead
of taking 15 minutes walk.
This
factor is connected with the rise in obesity levels and heart diseases among
people
. An example is Almaty
City
, where
people
face all these problems daily and still prefer private
vehicles
as a major type of
transportation
.
Even if the problem looks severe and unchangeable, there are many ways to deal with it. To halt the blocking of roads the government should intervene by introducing congestion charging. It will reduce the risk of pedestrians being hit by cars and lower the CO2 level in the air. Another possible solution is upgrading existing public transport, by adding new buses and routes. The more comfortable public transport, the more
people
will use it as an alternative to a private vehicle. Not only public transport should be upgraded, the other means of
transportation
as cycling should be introduced. To do
this
, first of all, the
city
’s infrastructure should be changed and
then
the attractiveness of it will be higher. The best example is Amsterdam, where all the rules are implemented. The
city
has comfortable infrastructure for every means of
transportation
,
that is
why,
people
do not rely only on one of them.
In conclusion, overreliance on a private vehicle is harmful not only for the driver but for the pedestrians and eco-system of the
city
. To tackle the problem other means of
transportation
should be developed
along with
implementing more strict rules for car owners every year.