The primary solution to their ever-increasing problems of traffic and pollution resides in

hiking the price of the most commonly used fuel, petrol. However, I am of the view that this
might not be the best of dealing with these issues on account of the ineffectiveness and
potentially damaging side effects of this step.

It is clear that the people who support increasing the price of petrol forget that it will do
little to curb the rapid industrialisation process and booming car numbers, responsible for
rising pollution and traffic woes respectively. In case such a measure is taken, cars would
simply switch to another fuel, such as natural gas and, as for industries, most of them don’t
use petrol as a basic fuel. Hence, traffic and pollution woes would not be significantly
affected by raising the price of petrol.

In addition, associated with rising petrol price are widely-ranging and damaging implications
on the most crucial and vulnerable component of the society, the common man. Once
petrol’s value goes up, so will the cost of petroleum products, which practically includes
most of the things used in the daily life of an average person. As a result, daily living
expenses of the average person will skyrocket. Therefore, instead of pollution and traffic,
the common man will be affected the most.

Nevertheless, several alternatives can be employed to alleviate the pollution and traffic
problems. To begin with, laws should be introduced and strictly implemented to regulate
industrial waste products, this would really limit the pollution industries would cause.
Finally, improving the transport infrastructure as well as a subways and bus network,
working in tandem, would markedly lessen traffic problems.

To conclude, an increase in the price of petrol is a reckless move which, part from hurting an
average individual, would not lessen the traffic and pollution problem. These issues are
better solved by steps such as regulation of industry through legislature and better transport
infrastructure.