Car ownership has increased rapidly

Over the past few decades, car ownerships have spiked vigorously in many cities which now considers as ‘one big traffic jam’. Measures has been taken up by the government to improve the current situation of the cities. To begin with traffic congestion has been causing variety of major issues to environment and public health. Vehicles contribute to the emission of harmful gases which results in air quality problems. Air pollution due to traffic has significantly increased the heart related issue like heart attack, high blood pressure. Noise pollution is also one of the major problem due to traffic congestion. Also, traffic noise can cause bad effect on people causing anxiety, irritation. There has been spike in patients suffering from anxiety and sleeplessness over the past few years. It has also led people to major troubles like delay as people tend to be in rush thus causing jams. There are few measure that has been taken up by the government to discourage people from using their vehicles like they have improved public transportation system also have encouraged people for using bicycles or walking nearby. Besides this government can also increase car taxes and fuel prices so people should use public transports to save the fuel and other non-renewable resources rather than using their own vehicles. To conclude, government should plan out their policies properly with rules to attract the people to use public transportation more frequently and people should also feel responsible to save their environment.