▶ Your Answer :
In the past few decades, traffic jam has
been a serious problem is many countries. People suggested that government
should provide free public transportation for their citizens. This essay will
explore some advantages and disadvantages which might bring to the society by
providing 24 hours free transportation to the public.
There is no doubt that by providing free
transportation to the public will encourage individuals to use it instead of
driving their own vehicles. In result of this, traffic congestion might drop to
a significant acceptable level. For example, in Australia, government subsidy
the cat bus services to connect from the train stations to the school,
universities and main popular locations in the cities. With the free services
provided, students and travelers can go to the direct location without worry
about the connection transportation, while some of them will not drive to
school anymore since it is so convenience and it is free. It is a huge
population changed if students do not drive to school. Traffic jam cam be
released a bit by providing free transportation services.
On the other hand, it is very costly to
provide such a huge connection of transportation services in the society. It
may lead to the increasing of tax rate to the public. Moreover, it is not
essential to provide free services 24 hours for 7 days. By providing free
transport within the peak time already can solve the traffic jam. Also 24 hours
transportation might increase the risk of the passenger. For example, long hour
drive in one shift affect the cautious level and cause accidents.
To sum up with, government should provide
free public transportation in the peak hours to solve the traffic congestion
problem.
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