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Solving Traffic Problem

The document discusses the negative impacts of traffic on people and the environment, emphasizing the benefits of walking and cycling as sustainable transport options. It explores various transport solutions, including underground train systems and park-and-ride schemes, while questioning the effectiveness of merely building larger roads to alleviate traffic congestion. Additionally, it suggests strategies for improving urban transport and safety, particularly around schools, and encourages evaluating the best methods to reduce car usage.

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Solving Traffic Problem

The document discusses the negative impacts of traffic on people and the environment, emphasizing the benefits of walking and cycling as sustainable transport options. It explores various transport solutions, including underground train systems and park-and-ride schemes, while questioning the effectiveness of merely building larger roads to alleviate traffic congestion. Additionally, it suggests strategies for improving urban transport and safety, particularly around schools, and encourages evaluating the best methods to reduce car usage.

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Topic: Solving Traffic Problems and Better Transport

Learning Goal: To explain why traffic is a problem and judge which


transport solutions are best for people and the planet.

Learning Check:

Name three bad effects that too much traffic has on people or the
1.
environment.
What is the main reason why walking and cycling are the best forms of
2.
transport for the planet?
Name two major world cities that have a large underground train
3.
system (Subway or Metro).
4. What is the purpose of a 'park-and-ride' scheme?
The text mentions a few traffic-calming schemes. What is the main
5.
thing they are trying to stop cars from doing?

Explain why a bus carrying 40 people causes less pollution per person
6.
than 40 separate cars each carrying one person.
If a city makes parking very expensive and closes shopping
7. streets to cars, how do these two actions help make the city centre
better for shoppers?
Why did the old idea of just building bigger, straighter roads do not
8.
solve the problem of traffic jams?
The text says a Metro system is "expensive and difficult to build." Why
9. do cities like Dubai and Seoul still decide to build them? Give one reason
based on the text.

Imagine you are planning a new school. Recommend two different


10. ways from the text (e.g., traffic calming, bus use) to make the street
outside the school safer for students and parents. Explain your choices.
Give your opinion: Which do you think is a better way to stop people
11. from driving their cars: making petrol more expensive, or offering free
bus rides? Justify your answer with a reason.
A delivery truck needs to bring goods to a shop on a pedestrian-only
12. street. Suggest a rule or solution that would allow the shop to get its
goods without letting the truck break the "no cars" rule all day.

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