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BEST IELTS Writing Task 2, 28th February
IELTS WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
IELTS WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
The best way for governments to solve the problem of traffic congestion is to provide free public transport in 24 hours per day, and seven days a week. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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In recent years, traffic jams have been increasingly ubiquitous particularly in big cities which cause great fatigue for commuters. In order to tackle this problem, it is argued by many that government should provide free public transport all the day, yet there still remain some arguments against this issue as it is extremely costly. Overall, it is my personal view that offering free public transport is not the best way and other measures should be taken.
First of all, it is an indisputable fact that traffic congestion is not only attributed to the vast amount of private transport but also road systems. Moreover, No matter how attractive the public transport is, people still use private cars in case of emergency and essence. Thus, providing free public transport alone just contributes to cut down the volume of traffic to some extent. In fact, many big cities like Ho Chi Minh still suffer from traffic jams in narrow roads with obsolete infrastructure in spite of the rise in availability of public transport. Therefore, I strongly believe that road needs to be widened and traffic lights and signs should be made more state-of-the-art to stem the root causes.
Even more importantly, though providing free public transport in 24 hours per day is not necessary and what is more is that it may leave a burden on national budget. According to the majority of reports, traffic jams mainly occurs during the rush hours, so it is pointless to providing public transport all the time. On top of that, providing free public transport in the long term may be unachievable due to its tremendous cost. This measure not only costs governments a fortune but it is also unable to address the root of the issue. It will be far more economical if this amount of money was invested on enhancing road facilities.
By way of conclusion, I once again reaffirm my position that other measures rather than making public transport available may be far more efficient to traffic congestion. In years to come, I strongly believe that more investments on road systems should be adopted to make commuting more comfortable and time-saving.
IELTS Writing Task 2
