One problem faced by almost every large city is traffic congestion. What do you think the causes are? What solutions can you suggest?

One serious issue facing nearly all large urban areas is

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jams. The main reason for

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is that there are too many private cars on the roads these days and a viable solution is to introduce more

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schemes. The number of cars on the roads increases year on year, with most families now having more than one

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. Most people prefer the convenience of travelling when they want rather than being restricted to public

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timetables, so they drive themselves rather than take a tram, train or bus.

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is despite the fact that they frequently encounter long

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queues as they near the

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centre. Every week, I have meetings in the

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on three different days. I always drive because I have more control over when I leave home and when I arrive at the meeting place. By taking public

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I am exposing myself to the vagaries of tram timetables,

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train services and often overdue buses all of which cause unnecessary stress and vexation. Take the

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or take public

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usually

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is the

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of choice. A solution

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proving successful in many areas is

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schemes.

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is where you park your

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for free in a large

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park on the edge of the

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centre and take a free bus which will drop you off near

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your destination. The fact that both parts of

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are free

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the scheme very attractive and

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public

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system is generally very regular, running every ten minutes or so. A survey carried out in the

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of Newcastle showed that

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rush hour congestion decreased by 10% when the council set up a

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scheme to the north of the

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. There was an additional drop of another 10% in

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volume when a second scheme began operating to the south. Significant reductions in cars

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can be easily and economically achieved.

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, the major urban problem of

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congestion caused by the excessive number of private vehicles on

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roads can be partly alleviated by the introduction of

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schemes on

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fringes. I would choose to use one if it was available in my area.