Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now one big traffic jam. Why is this reason? What measures can government take to discourage people from using their cars?

In this modern era, it is undoubtedly the case that private vehicles are becoming more and more popular and are highly used by everyone in the world. I contrast, there are plethora of problem seen such as road rage. However, there are a numerous reason to this issue, and various measures can be taken by jurisdiction to improve the situations. This essay will discuss about causes and possible solution. To commence with, there are plethora of distinct factors that have led towards people using their own cars to travel. One one the major reason is that private vehicles are more convenient, person can start or stop their car wherever they want to. For instance, one can stop their car at super-market while going back to home from work. Secondly, private vehicles gives privacy and safety, if a person wishes to listen to music, podcast or to attend a call while waiting in traffic can be more suitable for one. Moreover, private car take lesser time to reach the destination that public transport. Despite some obvious reason described above, there are a numerous actions that high authorities could take to solve the problem. Firstly, a simple solution would be increase the taxes on car, then one will have think twice before purchasing vehicle. Another key can be to spread awareness among people about the benefits of using public transport like providing concession passes for regular commuter an free travelling for disabled people. In-fact they can make public transport more luxurious by adding some features like air-conditioning and Television. For example, in India jurisdiction has started BRTS buses for transport and provides above facilities. Plethora of people have began to use this transport service. To conclude, despite some obvious reasons, a numerous measures like encouraging people to use public transport and rising taxes on private vehicles can easily tackle the issue related traffic jam.