The only way to reduce the amount of traffic in cities today is by reducing the need for people to travel from home to work, education or shopping.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
People went out from their house for personal purposes such as going to workplace, school and shopping. Moreover, they use their own vehicles as their main transport probably because it is more convenient than public transport. This situation causes traffic during peak hours which sometimes lead to a very serious hindrance. These gains attentions from many parties as they argue that people need to travel in order to manage their daily routine and the traffic could not be helped. On the other hand, many people agree that the only way to reduce the amount of traffic is by reducing the need for people to travel. I totally disagree due to several reasons.
Firstly, if the daily routine such as work, study and shopping must be done online, it means that people may consume most of their time at home. These might lead to less social contact, as they did not go outside and mingle around. Moreover, the students especially have to socialize with their peers to build their social skills. Besides, lack of social contact would have a large impact on the society as they would become less expressive and too uptight due to the lacking on social skills.
Secondly, restricting people to go out from their house is not the only solution for the traffic. There are other solutions which could be considered as alternative measure. Carpooling, increasing the usage of public transportation and adjusting the travelling schedule could be practiced to lessen the traffic. The government should advance those kinds of campaigns to encourage the public.
Some people may say that we should wisely use the technologies that have been created; one should not waste their energy and time to do something that they are able to do by online. However, these may lead to other problems.