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As more and more people get cars and more and more ways to be distracted in a vehicle this affects pedestrians. This is because if a driver loses focus on the road and a pedestrian walks across the road this could cause serious injury or even death. Because of this pedestrians now have to be more vigilant on a road and drivers need to make sure that there are no items that could distracted them from the road in their vehicle.

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Public transport services are not always accessible to everyone to use (Eg. those who live far away from stops/stations). If the accessibility of public transport is increased to cater for everyone, this will reduce the amount of traffic and encourage more sustainable methods of transportation.

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It is hard to promote public transport like buses and trains because many people think they will miss it or it is not as convenient as a car of your own. Public transport is considered unhygienic and unreliable even though this is not always the case.

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Transport around the world is so expensive. Things like a bus ride for only 30 minutes can cost about $5. If this goes both ways thats $10, which can be the cost of a cheap meal. Now imagine you homeless and need to get to a job interview. You can't pay for that! Let alone buy a car! Thats like hundred of thousands of dollars, way overpriced!

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The prices of gas and petrol are so expensive and not worth it because your car is parked for most of the day.

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Lots of death from transport malfunction and crashes

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Lots of death from transport malfunction and crashes

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In 2021, 1,123 people died in Australia alone just from car crashes. This excludes all other transportations, including plane crashes, train malfunction and distractions by the driver.

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90% of accidents are due to human error, with self driving cars, this risk would be eliminated.

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Drivers can often be distracted by the noise in the car or the music on a radio. Being distracted causes several accidents per year. Being distracted could lead to the driver loosing focus on the road or taking hand or hands off the steering. According to NSW Government "Taking your eyes off the road for 2 seconds doubles the risk of a crash or near crash"

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People using cars instead of Public Transport

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People using cars instead of Public Transport

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People are using their own cars to get to places. When they instead could use Public Transport (with many others in the community) which is better for the environment. Another option is carpooling to use the same amount of fuel and take up the same amount of space on the roads but with at least double the amount of people.

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In the case of unaccounted events such as a car crash or issues with a certain road, traffic managements role is to direct the traffic to continue to have a smooth flow. However, traffic control is not available everywhere particularly in regional areas.

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Limited parking limits the amount of space for the cars on the roads to park. There needs to be enough parking spaces required particularly in high-traffic areas like Sydney CBD.

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People are use their own cars creating long traffic jams. Also, people who live far away from where they work will experience long travel times

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A lack of friction can cause cars to skid and lose control on the roads. This increases the chance of car accidents/crashes.

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In the production of cars and other vehicles produces
200,000 tonnes of waste per year. This is not a sustainable process.

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Traffic delays time for people to get to places (Eg. school, work). This reduces the efficiency of the roads and motorways.

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Cars, buses and trains all let out poisonous gases that are really bad for the environment. The effects of these gases are detrimental to our worlds eco system.