It is not shocking that some sets of people would suggest the downsizing or limits of cars allowed per family due to the current challenge of climate change and environmental pollution/ degradation we currently suffer from due to the high release of toxic gases by our vehicles, but would the one-car rule truly bring the change we desire? where each family is only permitted to have just one car for the whole family,

I believe to some extents, this rule might bring positive outcome in the reduction of carbon emission, because considering my current state of residence, Lagos, Nigeria, it is normal to see a family own more than a car, especially the well to do ones, and at least, maybe a half population of its residence own at least one car per family, the reason why our roads are so congested and fummy, we hardly have a breath of fresh air, it took me visiting another less busy state for me to realize how dense and unhealthy the air we breath here is, I practically felt the change in the freshness of the air when crossing the border to another state, now note that not all owners of vehicles commute with their car daily, some would rather choose to use public transport to work, due to the high cost of fuel and Lagos traffic, yet we still face all these challenges, so by limiting the number of cars per family, I believe it would help greatly in the reduction of carbon emission, thereby decreasing the impact of climate change.

Since a single car won't be enough for larger families, it would encourage others to make use of the available public means of transportation, thereby reducing congestion on the road, and for others that are used to having more than one car, and always going with a vehicle to every occasion, having one would encourage the citizens to take their physical health more seriously, by walking or using a bicycle for shorter distances. Furthermore reducing the damage of potholes on our roads also caused by too many vehicles on the road, and the funds that go into fixing these roads would be channeled to better things for us the people, instead of still allowing the government to rip us every year in the name of road infrastructure.

To every Pros, there are also the cons, which include stress on a bigger number of families as it will be inconvenient for them having no choice but to share themselves, choosing those that would use the car or public transport even though they can afford it, thereby taking away the freedom of choice, and worst still, these more affordable government provided buses known as BRT here are not available at every location, unless the government device plans to tackle this shortcoming, the one-car per family rule would likely fail here.

In conclusion, we must weigh the pros and cons carefully before deciding on this solution, even though it seems like it can solve a problem, it could create more and throw us off balance, the government could also make alternatives like electric cars available, so as not to impose undue hardship on families.

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