Public transport should be free.

Public transport should be free. Discuss

In my opinion, many people would leave their cars at home to significantly reduce traffic congestion if public transportation in a large city were free. It is because taking public transport is much cheaper and safer, and it is beneficial to the environment and that is something I agree with.


First of all, people could save a lot of money if (the cost of) riding on buses and trains were free. Not only could people save money on taking free public transport, but also on petrol, car repair costs and insurances. As the petrol price is raising dramatically high, it is even better to travel by bus from place to place. Therefore, people could definitely save a large amount of money by using public transport.


Besides , travelling by bus is safer than driving a car. Statistics have shown that one person is killed every day in Spain as a result of a car accident, and often the people who are killed are not the ones who cause the accident. Also, if a bus is damaged passengers do not need to have it repaired. This saves them money and time. In addition, all bus drivers are qualified professionals who will drive at the proper speed, so the passengers’ safety is ensured and more people are willing to ride on the bus.

Furthermore, lots of people would prefer to take buses and trains instead of driving cars because it is beneficial to the environment. When fewer cars are running on the roads, fewer pollutants are being emitted into the atmosphere. This, in turn, can dramatically decrease the levels of acid rain, global warming, and the creation of smog, thus making our world a cleaner place to live in.


All in all, there would be many more people who would choose to take public transport instead of driving their own cars if it were free. Admittedly, some people may still feel that driving cars is more convenient but taking buses offers many more advantages than driving. I wish that public transportation would be free some day in our country.