Nowadays congestion and Traffic jams are a common and major problem in most cities. Some people believe it is a good idea to construct wider roads to resolve this issue. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? What can be the solution, in our opinion?

It is undeniable that
roads
are
fundamental
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part of city construction.
However
, one of the widely discussed problems nowadays is
traffic
on
roads
. One of the main reasons behind
that is
the
big
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amount
of
transports
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transport
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on the
road
. As we know, in
contemporary
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the contemporary
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world
vast
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the vast
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majority of citizens have
cars
. In the recent research of Istanbul
University
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University,
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there was
a
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data that nearly 33 per cent of
population
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the population
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has 2 or more
cars
, which
is affect
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affects
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to
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the
road
movement system.
This
could lead to
traffic
jams or may
result
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result in
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different car accidents. To tackle
this
problem
government
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the government
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should increase the
amount
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number
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of
roads
and make transport
roads
more
comfortable
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convenient
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to
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the
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movement. By doing it government will make
roads
wider and will prevent different types of car accidents. China which is one go the most developed countries in the whole world effectively use
this
technique and has incredible results.
In contrast
with
previous
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decade
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decade,
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the number of
traffic
jams in
this
country decreased to
the
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25 per cent.
Furthermore
, people can use public
transports
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transport
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and reduce the
amount
of
cars
on the
road
.
This
may be the easiest and so the best way to prevent
traffic
on
roads
. Having weighed everything mentioned
up
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, we can come to
a
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conclusion that
traffic
on the
roads
is
modern
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a modern
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issue that was created by the different needs of society.
However
,
this
problem has
number
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a number
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of solutions
such
as making
roads
bigger and wider and reduce
amount
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the amount
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of
cars
on the
road
. So it would not be surprising to see some big
traffics
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traffic
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on the
roads
in the near future. But if actions
will be
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taken urgently,
otherwise
we will get cities without
of
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traffic
jams and with more
safe
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safer
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movement system.
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  • traffic jams
  • urban sprawl
  • induced demand
  • public transportation
  • sustainable
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  • infrastructure
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  • ride-sharing
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