Some people argue that cars should be banned in city centres while others are against this idea. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. - Ielts Essay

Some people argue that cars should be banned in city centres while others are against this idea. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

Ielts Essay - Ban Traffic at City Center 

With the traffic jams becoming a major issue in the bigger cities world over many urban area planners have been extending suggestions of banning the use of cars in the central parts of cities to ease up the pressure of traffic on roads, while others feel that adopting such measures would be unjustified and not help much.

People who justify imposition of measures to discourage use of personal transport in central zones of cities feel that city centers do not have wide roads and use of individual transportation adds to problems because people traversing in their own automobiles need individual space while driving which increases density of traffic per person on already clogged central city roads.

Besides increasing per person traffic density on roads, people travelling in their four wheelers also need individual parking space which further adds up to problems of already clogged narrow roads of central areas. This leaves little room for pedestrians because most of the space is used by make shift parking lots. This also spoils the looks of beautiful inner areas.

On the contrary, the lobby which feels that it would be too stringent an action to forbid use of personal four wheelers in city centers, base their argument on a strong logic. They think that people use personal transportation to save on time and barring them from entering central zones will force them to avoid these areas, which would in turn hamper the local business and popularity of these zones.

In conclusion, I personally feel that resolving the problem of traffic is indeed an issue in central areas of cities and we need to take stringent measures to ease up pressure on roads but barring entry of cars would not go long way in easing up traffic jams.