Shiho Traffic Problem and Some Solutions

Shiho Tanaka #422 11/27/16

              We have some problems in the world, and they could sometime make us extremely annoying. One of these problems we have is traffic problem. Nowadays, many people use own car, but too much cars bring about traffic jam. It’s serious problem because it could apply to environmental problem. Traffic problem has to be solved by several actions of individual.

              One way to address this problem is to use the bus if possible. Using the bus enable people to decrease their cars because many people can ride the bus at the same time. Additionally, according to ‘What are the best solutions to traffic jam issues in large cities?,’ we need to make more bus stops and to separate several lanes, such as bus lane and car lane. This is a one of the good solution to reduce the traffic jam. If you have enough time, I suggest you should ride the bus. As a result, using the bus and making priority lane could reduce traffic jam.

              Another way to solve the problem is carpool. According to ‘What are the best solutions to traffic jam issues in large cities?,’ people who drive to the same office or surrounding place ought to ride together. Furthermore, this article says the manufacturer should support these workers to increase carpool. In other words, companies should encourage workers to ride other workers. If you have a chance to go back home or somewhere, you should ask someone to ride together for avoiding traffic jam.

              Finally, we could make the limitation to reduce congestion. According to ‘Solving the problem of Traffic Congestion,’ congestion pricing is one of the best solution. Congestion pricing is the system to pay a toll during traffic time. If someone don’t like to pay extra money, someone might change their driving time to different part time. Moreover, it is possible to make the system that people don’t need pay tool if they ride bus. As a result, if we make the limitation, we could reduce traffic jam.

              In conclusion, today, we couldn’t live without cars, so we have to recognize that traffic problem is very serious. Therefore, we should use the bus, do carpool, and make the limitation. These actions could address traffic problem, and it connect to solve environmental problem. The more people care about it, the fewer traffic problem happen. Whenever you ride a car, you should think traffic problem. Thank you for reading.