▶ Your Answer :
The reading passage covers three major
points concerning that congestion pricing has advantages. The listening
passage, which is also of the same topic, clearly states why these points are
debatable.
The first point made in the reading passage
is that the safe driving behavior is a reason of congestion pricing policy. The
speaker, however, challenges this by mentioning that opposite is true. More severe
accidents occur in a less traffic condition because drivers can speed up. A
report from the government department in Australia supports that the policy
actually worsens degree of injury and increases death rate. Hence, safer load
condition many not be an effective reason of a such pricing scheme.
Another point made by the reading is that
convenience of public transportation. On the contrary, the lecture asserts that
this is not true due to the fact that it is less convenient in the long-run
because more and more people would use public transportation and, eventually,
they will have difficulty with catching a bus. Thus, convenience might not be a
persuasive reason to support the entire topic.
Lastly, the reading passage claims that
enacting the policy will have positive impact on companies since it will decrease
the cost. The professor further debunks this by saying that the claim does not
match the reality. He said that retail revenue will decrease because less
people will drive to the city and one report shows that the congestion pricing
virtually results lagging sales. Therefore, the positive impact is probably not
a viable reason. |