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1) The document discusses how pollution from transportation is a major problem and public transportation can help reduce it. Private vehicles account for 30% of carbon emissions while public transportation produces less pollution by carrying more passengers per vehicle. 2) Pollution is worse in developed countries due to large populations and reliance on personal vehicles for transportation, which increases air and noise pollution. 3) Using public transportation like buses and trains can significantly reduce pollution by decreasing the number of vehicles on the road and making transportation more cost effective and environmentally friendly.

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Public Transportation Essay

1) The document discusses how pollution from transportation is a major problem and public transportation can help reduce it. Private vehicles account for 30% of carbon emissions while public transportation produces less pollution by carrying more passengers per vehicle. 2) Pollution is worse in developed countries due to large populations and reliance on personal vehicles for transportation, which increases air and noise pollution. 3) Using public transportation like buses and trains can significantly reduce pollution by decreasing the number of vehicles on the road and making transportation more cost effective and environmentally friendly.

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Padilla, Therese

Resuello, Majah
Senior B
Public Transportation Will Reduce Our Pollution Problem Discuss Different Public
Transportation Systems

Pollution is what hinders change in the atmosphere of the environment. According to


(Smith, n.d.), our transportation produces 30% to the totality of carbon dioxide emissions.
Studies by the American Public Transportation Authority show the positive effect of using public
transportation. This is because public transportation creates less pollution since a single vehicle
carries a number of passengers compared to a private vehicle.
Pollution is evident in developed countries such as the United States of America and
China because of their high population and progress. One of the root causes of pollution is the
everyday transportation we use such as personal cars which spew carbon dioxide emissions into
the air. According to Conserve Energy Future, "pollution disturbs our ecosystem and the balance
in the environment." Due to the progress of countries and technology, we pay the price of
increased air and noise pollution caused by the transportation systems we use daily. Air pollution
gives rise to more problems in health related illnesses such as asthma and lung cancer. Noise
pollution produced by transportation, such as the honking of horns that cause stress, hypertension
and impaired hearing to people exposed to them. All of this is rooted to the congested and high
density transportation we have, where private cars are favored over public transportation such as
trains and buses.
With every problem comes a solution, just as Noel Claraso said, "Every problem has its
solution, the problem is where to find it." For this situation, we can find the solution in public
transportation. Private cars produce majority of the carbon emissions at present, this is because
of the large population of private cars that are being used. Compare the carbon emissions of 50
individual private cars with one driver each and a single bus that can carry 50 passengers. It is

seen that less carbon emissions will be produced since only one vehicle is used to transport the
same amount of people. This will not only reduce the amount of air pollution produced but also
noise pollution. Since there are less vehicles on the road, there will be less traffic noise produced
thus improving the overall environment of the area. Not only buses may be used to reduce
pollution, but also trains. Using trains will prose more benefits such as reduced traffic since
people using cars will be riding trains instead. Not only will using public transportation benefit
our environment, but it is also a chance to be more economic with your money. Public
transportation is exponentially more cost effective that private transportation because one doesn't
have to account for gas, the vehicle itself and gate toll.
The time has come for people to realize that public transportation is the way to go in the
future. Others may not realize that as we are progressing and getting things done, we are
contributing more to the pollution. Public transportation is the most efficient way to reduce a big
amount of pollution in our environment in terms of air and noise pollution. Just as what Al Gore
said, "Each and every one of us can make changes in the way we live our lives and become part
of the solution."

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