The Motor Vehicle - what else?

"In most modern cities traffic is becoming a very great problem. Private vehicles in large numbers fill the streets and make it very difficult for pedestrians to push their way through the streets. The cities are contaminated by carbon monoxide, and there are far too few parking places for all the cars. You may say that large cities are being poisoned and destroyed by motor vehicles. Public transport is an alternative: The problem is, however, that fares are so expensive that quite a few people feel they cannot afford to take the bus. In metropolises like Rome the authorities have realised that something will have to be done to encourage drivers to leave their private cars at home: Fares of public transport have been reduced to a minimum. The result is that a lot of people prefer to go by bus. Those cities which have a good underground railway system have succeeded in reducing the use of private cars to a great extent. Owing to the cheap fares it simply does not pay to take your own car to town. Some big towns have introduced toll gates in the hope of reducing the number of private cars. In my opinion, public transport should be made as cheap that people became independent of their private cars when going to work. On the one hand, you would make towns cleaner and far more pleasant. On the other, business would prevent many shops from having to close down. It is a pity that politicians cannot agree on reducing the fares of public transport. A current issue like pollution should not be left unsolved on account of political principles. Politicians should pay more attention to the welfare of the citizens."