User:Shb.hussain

Too Much Traffic!

Traffic in Los Angeles is awful and this is because of the excessive number of cars in the road. This excessive number of cars on the road has to be

reduced to prevent traffic. Also a major cause of traffic is distractions while driving which is also because the road is full of cars. The most

effective way to tackle this issue is to encourage people to use public transportation in our county.

Study and research shows that in 2015, there were 7.5 million vehicles registered in Los Angeles county alone, and 12 million in region of Orange

County, LA, and Riverside counties, and an estimated of 3.5 million cars are in use weekdays in Los Angeles. Another research shows that a lot of

money has been spent on public transport but a minimal amount of people use it. An article in the Los Angeles Times said “Despite a $9 billion

investment in new light rail and subway lines, Metro now has fewer bordings than it did three decades ago, when buses were the county's only transit

option”.

In an interview with J Waldeck he said he that “An increasing number of cars on the road, without an increasing number of roads for the cars. Freeways

can be widened, and new ones can be built – but, this can be both expensive, and creating even worse traffic while construction is underway –

inconveniencing more drivers for months”. “Yes, and not just in Los Angeles.... However, the main issue managing people’s views: Driving to work

allows a certain amount of freedom. It’s less time walking from the parking lot to your work than walking from a bus stop or a rail station. Building

or creating more public transport is also expensive – and, it can lose money if it’s not utilized by enough people. In recent surveys, it boils down

to the cost of driving versus the apparent inconvenience of public transportation: While the cost of operating a vehicle, taxes, upkeep, insurance and

the cost of the vehicle itself is somewhat higher in Los Angeles than other places, it isn’t enough encouragement to have more drivers consider public

transportation”.

We think that public transportation should more widely used by people and also the excessive number of cars should be reduced. Traffic is major issue

that everyone in Los Angeles has go through and if you want to stop this and want to enjoy driving then this is the right time to take a step forward

towards reducing traffic.

By Idris Hussain and Carlos Rodas