Why it is important use different kinds of transportation rather than the automobile?

             In our society is important to travel in a safety form and fast because our civilizations is advancing every day more and more. That’s way is important to travel from one place to another because there are jobs that require that people move from one place to another, but by the excessive use of the automobile we are damaging our planet slowly in an irreversible way. Our climate is very sensible, a small change in the temperature of our planet can be so disastrous. The gases that an automobile produce are the responsible for the global warming. The use of the bicycle, and public transportation are some actions that we can take to decrease our production of carbon dioxide.

         The automobile is a form of transportation that is so dangerous to our planet and unfortunately is an important part of our lives. “The combustion of fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel to transport people is the second largest source of Carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for about 31% of total U.S. CO2 and 26% of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2013” (EPA united states environmental protection agency). The use of the bicycle is the most logic solution for this. In a city a bicycle is a way of transportation that is faster and less dangerous because with a lot of traffic in the streets a bicycle can take you to a place faster than an automobile. Also the use of the bicycle is healthy for the people because we are burning calories and traveling at the same time. Walking is the same as healthier as using the bicycle. This alternative can be used to travel small distances, instead of use the automobile to go to the store or to the park you can got walking, by doing that you will be enjoying a combination of exercise, traveling, and a beautiful view of the city.

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          Public transportation is another way to reduce our production of carbon dioxide. Public transportation can take little longer than the automobile but as people says “it’s better late than never”. Also, it helps to decrease the number of accidents that Dali happen on our city reducing the number of fatalities. We have to star to think in a different way to make work an automobile without using fossil fuels. Using natural energy such as the sun light will be a good solution. Solar energy isn’t bad for our planet and is a source of energy so powerful that we can use.

                It has been argued that public transportation such as the busses, trains, and airplanes contributes by producing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. However, public transportation is a better option because a single bus, train, or airplane can transport more than 50 persons in once. “Also, buses emit 80% less carbon monoxide than the average car, switching to public transit can also have huge impact in the gasoline use. If Americans used public transportation for just 10% of their daily travel needs, the us would reduce its dependence on imported oil by more than 40%” (allpointstransit.com)

                                Our daily transportation is so important for us but not necessarily we have to use the automobile in our daily lives for everything. There are some alternatives that we can use instead of the automobile. The use of the bicycle and public transportation are two ways that helps to reduce our production of carbon dioxide. Also, by doing that we are improving in another areas; for example, we are saving fuels combustibles and spending less money on our transportation. Those solutions are easy steps that we must follow in order to decrease our dependence in the automobile.

REFERENCES

http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/gases/co2.html

http://www.allpointstransit.com/why-ride-the-bus/