The significance of petrol in today's society can be judged by the fact that it is known as 'black gold/liquid gold'. Most of the vehicles that we use today for transit or freight run on the vast energy of sun stored in this liquid. Petrol has changed our lives forever through the automobile revolution, and now it is silently changing our lives again through the pollution it leaves behind.
This pollution through vehicles forms one of the most biggest chunks in the pollution we face today. Increasing the prices of petrol is an effective way to counter our over-dependence on petrol and thus countering the increase in traffic and pollution. The increase in prices will directly effect the consumption of it by people due to the monetary causes involved. This will also lead to decrease in the wastage of fuel and will encourage people to use other alternatives in the market. This will further revolutionize the industries through both the sides; the automobile industry will innovate further to increase the efficiency of the vehicles in order to balance the drop in demand while there would be an increased focus to find other green alternatives for transportation.
In addition to this there are lot of other measures available to contain these growing menaces. Development of expansive and affordable mass transit systems in the major cities is a bright option which will allow many people to use one public vehicle. Thus, reducing the traffic drastically in the areas, providing people an alternative option at cheap prices and saving tons of harmful emissions. The metros and 'BRTS' are already being used in some of the major cities of the world. Another radical idea being implemented in many major European cities is to tax the core areas of the cities for some fixed key hours. This will encourage people to use the public transport and will further reduce the traffic and pollution. Many cities like London and Stockholm are using this system already with good results.
In the end, I can conclude that, there are many ways which can be followed to control the increasing pollution and traffic in our world today. But the simplicity and the prospect of no extra investment makes the idea of increasing the petrol prices makes it the best option available in these troubled times when the global economy is going through one of its biggest recessions ever.
This pollution through vehicles forms one of the most biggest chunks in the pollution we face today. Increasing the prices of petrol is an effective way to counter our over-dependence on petrol and thus countering the increase in traffic and pollution. The increase in prices will directly effect the consumption of it by people due to the monetary causes involved. This will also lead to decrease in the wastage of fuel and will encourage people to use other alternatives in the market. This will further revolutionize the industries through both the sides; the automobile industry will innovate further to increase the efficiency of the vehicles in order to balance the drop in demand while there would be an increased focus to find other green alternatives for transportation.
In addition to this there are lot of other measures available to contain these growing menaces. Development of expansive and affordable mass transit systems in the major cities is a bright option which will allow many people to use one public vehicle. Thus, reducing the traffic drastically in the areas, providing people an alternative option at cheap prices and saving tons of harmful emissions. The metros and 'BRTS' are already being used in some of the major cities of the world. Another radical idea being implemented in many major European cities is to tax the core areas of the cities for some fixed key hours. This will encourage people to use the public transport and will further reduce the traffic and pollution. Many cities like London and Stockholm are using this system already with good results.
In the end, I can conclude that, there are many ways which can be followed to control the increasing pollution and traffic in our world today. But the simplicity and the prospect of no extra investment makes the idea of increasing the petrol prices makes it the best option available in these troubled times when the global economy is going through one of its biggest recessions ever.
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