We are witnessing traffic jams across all the cities in the world. Some people say that increasing prices of petrol will help in reducing traffic jams and pollution. Do you agree or disagree? Also, give other possible solutions. (IELTS Writing Task)

Nowadays, the traffic jam problem has increased so much in urban areas that it takes much more time than the ideal time for travelling. Sometimes due to traffic problems, many people got late to work.

Also sometimes traffic jam can lead to death due to the delay caused to the ambulance taking the critical patient to the hospital. Though advance in the medical field has decreased the chances of death in recent times; the patient if not taken to the hospital at the right time, the person may die.

Few people say that the rise in the prices of petrol will reduce the traffic jam, but raising the prices of petrol can lead to many other negative effects. It can somehow directly or indirectly affect the economy of the country.

Most of the common people use public transportation for travelling. Somehow they manage to buy a two-wheel bike or four-wheel car which they can use rarely; whereas the people who are rich will have no problem with the price rise. Due to the rise in the price of petrol, the common man will have to suffer.

If the prices of petrol get increased, the truck drivers or the company who transports the vital items like vegetables, fruits, etc. will have to pay high prices. Thus the sellers will also have to pay high prices for buying the items. Thus it will be again a curse on common people.

In place of all these things campaign should be done, awareness should be brought to the people for walking, mostly using public transportation or cycle for nearby transport. Also, some rules and regulations can be made which control the traffic in an easy and better way.

Traffic jam is not an issue which can be easily solved. It needs to be taken seriously and some strict actions need to be taken on it.