FP BLOG

Too Many Cars in Sydney

For anyone who has tried to drive in Sydney, there can be no question they're simply too many cars on the roads, and an insufficient public transport system definitely doesn't help alleviate this sad problem.

It might just be time for people to return to the basics of transportation and start engaging again in walking and cycling to get where they need to go, whether it's work, school, or to a host of social and recreational activities.

It's hard to imagine just how well Sydney will survive in ten years with all the cars and traffic it has to deal with, especially since the majority of families have two or even more cars. If there was more money available, then better transportation systems could be built including more advanced and streamlined railroad systems. Moreover, roads could indeed be widened into more lanes.

But these events don't seem that likely to happen in the future in Sydney because funds simply are not available and not enough are on the horizon even if taxes were raised across the board. And businesses, schools and shopping areas are not going to move any closer to the homes where people live so the distance to travel to these essential places will still be just as far as they are now.

One excellent solution; if most people would begin to and continue to carpool on their way to work. They need to stop being so independent and always wanting to be the only person in the car. It should be made a law that all people commuting to work or school in cars must have at least four people in their vehicles in a carpooling effort to keep fewer and fewer cars on the road in Sydney. This has been effective in many other parts of the world in substantially reducing traffic.