summer magazine 2024 | Seite 27

As we can see , cars are one of the main pollutants , and its exhausted gas can be linked to cancer and many other illnesses , as it exerts negative impacts on nearly every organ . There are about 1.45 billion cars on the road today ( whichcar . com ) and this number of cars can

ing in hot summer days , which may lead to vandalism and destruction of various infrastructures . The amount of these unfortunate accidents will continue to increase at a rapid speed , as if the ownership of cars increases , proportionally there will be more car accidents . have a huge impact on the environment and our health . Most cars use gasoline as the power source , which produces pollution such as hydrocarbons , nitrogen oxides , carbon monoxide , and sulfur dioxide . These types of pollution would lead to several serious consequences such as global warming , lack of visibility , and health issues . Gasoline is also a non-renewable resource which will eventually deplete . Additionally , electric cars can also pollute the environment , as large pieces of batteries will leak toxic elements when disposed after the cars are demolished . Secondly , the safety problem is another important reason why the ownership of cars should be lowered . Despite there being various safety features in cars nowadays , such as airbags , ABS , EBD , seat belts , and more , there are still more and more people getting killed by car crashes or accidents every year . One reason is that people do not always wear seatbelts . Without seatbelts , airbags will not function and people

However , out of every problem , the traffic problem is the most common issue , as its effects can be seen in our everyday life . When you go to school or work , you never want a bad traffic , or you will be arriving tardy , which ruins the entire schedule . There are several common reasons why traffic is happening ; such as too many cars , accidents , weather , and special days . Traffic also leads to some driver raging , especially ones with anger issues , and that can lead to purposeful car crashes and other harm ful actions . We can all see that in urban areas , there are more traffic problem than rural areas , which basically explains how too many cars is what leads to traffic . Using common sense , we can identify how there are more cars in the urban than the rural , which is proportional to the traffic problems . Furthermore , traffic leads o even further pollution and energy consumption , as stagnant movement of cars often burn more gasoline or petrol . are likely to collide very badly in car accidents . To sum up , reducing the number of cars would be a difficult thing these days , but it is vital to do so . It would be a solution that can reduce all sorts of problem correlated to health , environment , safety , traffic , and more . You can also help reduce the usage of cars on your own simply by using public transportations or bikes to commute to places .

According to the U . S . Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ), an estimated 30,435 Americans died in car accidents solely in the first nine months of 2023 . It is even more severe if we put it on a global scale , as most parts of the world ’ s traffic regulation is not as strict . Electric cars are also at a risk of overheating and burn-