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The rising levels of traffic congestion in many big cities around the world can cause the decline in the quality of life in cities. What do you think are the causes of this problem and what measures could be taken to solve them?

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Traffic
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 jams in big
cities
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 can have an imperative impact towards quality of life.
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 it is easy to identify the root causes of that problem, some solutions can
also
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 be offered to address it. The first reason is a high tendency to
use
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 private
vehicles
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 because of the high mobility
that is
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 needed, especially among workers in big
cities
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. I have seen
this
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 phenomenon in metropolitan
cities
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 like
Jakarta
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, Bandung, or Surabaya, where
people
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 must run errands immediately from one place to another. Obviously, using scheduled public
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transportations
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transportation
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 is not the solution since they must wait for a long time,
therefore
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people
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 decide to
use
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 private
vehicles
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. Another one is the undeniable fact that public
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transportations
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transportation
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 can cost a lot of money compared to when
people
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 take their own
vehicles
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. Take,
for example
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, in Surakarta, the cost
for
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of
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 using a public bus to go round-trip with 7
kilometres
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7-kilometre
 distance is $1.50, which is almost doubled compared to when
people
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use
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 their own
motorcycle
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. The
last
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 reason is
due to
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 the low level of
security
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. In
Jakarta
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,
for example
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, women often receive sexual assault from irresponsible strangers
or
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and
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 negative
tragedy
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tragedies
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 like thief
also
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 prevalently
occurs
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occur
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 in subways, which
causing
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causes
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people
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 avoid to
take
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taking
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 public
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transportations
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transportation
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. Those aforementioned conditions increase
traffic
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congestion
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, eventually, in my country.
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, there are some practical solutions that can be done to overcome the
traffic
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congestion
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 issue. The first one is to impose a ‘public transportation day’ in some critical regions.
This
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 policy has been implemented by the ex-governor of
Jakarta
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, Mr. Basuki Tjahja Purnama, back
then
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 in 2019. He made
Jakarta
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people
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use
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 public
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transportations
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transportation
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 on
the
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apply
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even
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event
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 dates, resulting in
the
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a
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 decreasing level of
traffic
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 mass
as well as
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improvement
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an improvement
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 in air quality.
Next,
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subsidising public transport with public taxes to decrease the tariff, has
also
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 been seen as an effective way to decrease the
congestion
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 level, which has been practically done in some
cities
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 in Indonesia, including my hometown.
Last
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,
to
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apply
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assign some
security
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 personnel
in
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to
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 each public
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transportations
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transportation
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, in order to increase
security
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 levels;
thus
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, it can
alleviate
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prevent
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 passengers from receiving or experiencing unwanted tragedies. In conclusion, the primary cause of
traffic
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congestion
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 is
because
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that
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people
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 prefer to
use
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 their private
vehicles
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due to
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 several reasons
such
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 as
people
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’s high mobility, high public
transportation’s
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transportation
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 costs and
low
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low-security
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security
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 levels
while
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 being public’s passengers.
However
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, it can be addressed by imposing special regulations to
use
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 public
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transportations
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transportation
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 for a day and a lower public
transport’s
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transport
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 fare, until assigning
security
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 officers to make
people
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 feel secure.

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coherence cohesion
Aim for a balanced sentence length to enhance readability. Some sentences are slightly long and could be split for clarity, such as in the paragraph discussing the use of private vehicles.
task achievement
Be mindful of minor grammatical errors and phrasing. For example, 'causing people avoid' should be 'causing people to avoid.' These are not major issues but fixing them will ensure fluidity.
task achievement
You have clearly identified and elaborated on the causes of traffic congestion, showcasing a thorough understanding of the problem.
task achievement
You provided specific examples, such as referencing various cities, to support your points. This specificity strengthens your arguments.
coherence cohesion
The essay maintains a logical flow from the introduction through to the conclusion, making it easy to follow your train of thought.
coherence cohesion
The conclusion effectively summarizes the main ideas and proposed solutions, leaving a strong final impression.

Your opinion

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Don’t leave your opinion until the conclusion.

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