More and more people are relying on the private car as their major means of transportation, Describe some of the problems over reliance on cars can cause, and suggest at least one possible solution.

Nowadays, the number of private

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is higher than ever before.

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may be caused by the increase in the popularity of private cars as the means of

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paper will attempt to examine the possible difficulties connected with overreliance on private

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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

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. It leads to blocked roads and daily loss of time by an average person.

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, the large number of private

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affects the quality of air in the

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. 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

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be worsened by using cars for the shortest journeys,

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of taking 15 minutes walk.

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factor is connected with the rise in obesity levels and heart diseases among

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. An example is Almaty

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, where

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face all these problems daily and still prefer private

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as a major type of

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. 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

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will use it as an alternative to a private vehicle. Not only public transport should be upgraded, the other means of

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as cycling should be introduced. To do

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, first of all, the

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’s infrastructure should be changed and

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the attractiveness of it will be higher. The best example is Amsterdam, where all the rules are implemented. The

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has comfortable infrastructure for every means of

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why,

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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

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. To tackle the problem other means of

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should be developed

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implementing more strict rules for car owners every year.