限制私家车privatecar.doc

Portfolio Task Student’s Name: Wang Jiacheng Tutors Name: Jonathan Garr Portfolio title: Should the use of private cars be restricted in major cities? Due Date: before?9?o?clock?02/07/2012 Word Count: 550 I declare that this essay is my own work, except where otherwise indicated, and that I have acknowledged reference sources used in writing it. Name: Wang Jiacheng Date: 30/06/2012Nowadays, with the living standards rising rapidly, more and more people have cars of their own. The use of private cars is more and more widely. Maybe, people thought to have private cars are very convenient, such as working or travelling. But, the increase in the number of cars brings about a lot of problems, like air pollution, noise and traffic congestion. So, I think we should limit the use of private cars in major cities. In Beijing, traffic control is a good example. Many residents are against owning cars. I think this view is wrong. I do not object to have private cars. But sometimes, private cars really quite should be restricted in some major cities like Beijing. According to them, private cars have to be limited in this city. The reasons for it are obvious. Firstly, cars contribute to air pollution. And Beijing is now plagued by serious air pollution. If people are to have cars of their own, the already contaminated atmosphere will get even dirtier. Secondly, private cars can be a terrible threat to the already heavy traffic in the city. If more cars are allowed onto busy streets, there will be more traffic jams, which is really a public hazard to all of us. The most important points are cars consume a large amount of fuel. Though China is rich in its oil resources, they are running out rapidly. All these facts allow of only one solution: to limit the ever growing number of cars. However, different places have different policies. China has a lot of the gap between rich an