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Traffic is all sorts of movements vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes perform along a route.

Traffic causes stress in daily life.

Traffic accidents are one of the main reasons of people dying.

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How can we prevent traffic?

Does traffic cause more car crashes?

Is traffic related to the population?

Does traffic affect our health? If so, how?

Do road signs actually help?

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How can we prevent traffic?

One of the main reasons for traffic is the unnecessary usage of personal cars. We can decrease the traffic by using public transportation and bikes.

Does traffic cause more car crashes?

Car crashes have a lot of reasons such as distraction or speed, even though congestion of traffic is not a main reason; we can't say that it has nothing to do with it. Being stuck in the traffic makes drivers more stressful and less careful, causing them to have an accident.

Is traffic related to population?

Population movement is closely related to traffic congestion. As more people move to the cities, the number of cars on the road increases.

Does traffic affect our health?

Traffic does have a negative effect on your health if exposed to daily. People who drive to work every day have a higher chance of having higher blood pressure, a higher chance of being obese, and it also increases anxiety and depression rates.

Do road signs actually help?

A lot of European cities started to implement what was called a "Shared space". These shared spaces get rid of all road signs and sidewalks and let everyone move freely, It might seem like a bad idea but British, Dutch, and Belgian city planners say that both car crashes and pedestrian injuries have fallen down drastically if applied correctly.

INTERESTING FACTS!

1. Bengaluru/India has the most traffic congestion (% 71) in the world.

2. Car accidents take the lives of people every 24 seconds around the world.