Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now ‘one big traffic jam’ How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?

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own

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, and

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, everywhere on the roads is full of long-term

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congestion. These issues could be solved by investing and improving the quality of public

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infrastructure.

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, the number of private

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on the road is increasing sharply, which is leading to never-stop

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jams. Because a lot of

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go to work and reach their destination by car,at rush hour there are long lines of

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.

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, drivers spend most of their time on roads reaching their destination.

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, Los Angeles, California, is notorious for its

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congestion. The city consistently ranks among the top cities in the world for

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congestion, with commuters spending an average of 119 hours stuck in

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in 2019.

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, individuals are wasting their

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on roads. In order to solve

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issue, one feasible approach is

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in building and developing public infrastructure transportation networks. By improving the quality of service, and reducing costs, they can encourage commuters to use public transportation.

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, in 2019 the city Zurich of Switzerland

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implemented a comprehensive overhaul of its public

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system, including expanding tram and bus routes, improving frequency and reliability, and integrating different modes of transportation

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as trains, trams, buses, and bicycles into a seamless network.

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, the number of

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using public

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increased significantly, with more commuters opting to take buses, trams, and trains

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of driving their

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.

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, if the government take enough actions to qualify the public

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system,

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will tend to use less private

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. In conclusion,

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many citizens

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their own

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, it is causing numerous problems.

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, authorities should discourage

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from using it by expanding public

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frequency and quality.