Traffic

Every day hundreds _______ people travel from one place to another. They
travel to work, to school, or on business. Many people travel for pleasure and
travelling has recently become _____ of the most popular free time activities.
Travelling is also an interesting way of spending holidays. In every season of the
year the airports, railway stations, seaports, and bus stops are ________ of
people travelling long or short distances but nowadays because of covid 19
everything has changed in connection with travelling. We can’t travel to
different countries but now the injection is a possible _________ for free way .

When people travel a long distance they usually travel by airplane. Travelling by
air is exciting, fast, comfortable, relatively safe but rather expensive. By the
21th century it ________ become one of the most important means of
transport. It takes only ______ few hours by plane to get from one part of the
world to the other.

When people choose to travel by plane they usually book their tickets online. At
the airport the passengers travelling with international or intercontinental
airlines have to show their flight tickets and passports. The official weight of
their luggage ________ be maximum of 20 kgs. Passengers must also go
through the customs clearance. Then they can go to the departure lounge. In the
plane the stewardess shows them their seats. _________ their flight they can
read, they are often served with food and drinks and they can enjoy the sight of
the unique landscape.

Travelling by train is a common form of travelling. In our country trains are

used daily by many people to and from work or school. They are cheap, less
polluting, safe, usually ______ too crowded. Fast trains are more comfortable
for longer distances as they do not stop at every station.

Coaches are busses for long distance travelling. They are fast, comfortable and
the prices of tickets are quite reasonable. On workdays they are crowded during
the rush hours, especially ________ school finishes and students want to travel
home.

Nowadays most people have their own cars. Travelling by car is convenient and
quite fast, you can choose who ________ travel with and it’s comfortable that
you can leave and stop whenever and wherever you want. ______ the other side
it’s quite expensive to maintain a car and petrol costs a lot of money as well. We
shouldn’t forget that cars ( except electronic ones ) ___________ the air a lot.
To drive a car, you need a driving licence. It’s important to keep the basic
_______ of the Highway Code, _______ to exceed the speed limit and to pay
attention to others on the roads. __________ a mobile phone, exceeding the
speed limit and any kind of distraction while driving is dangerous and careless,
and can easily lead ________ accidents.

In the capital and in bigger cities the underground railway is the quickest
________ of transport as it goes under the ground so it never gets into traffic
jams during the rush hours. Nevertheless, there are big crowds at the metro
stations, ________ as the underground runs every 2-3 minute, you can get
easily where you want.

The yellow tram or the bus is a slower means of transport in a big city. Of
course it’s better and more comfortable to travel by car but it’s quite expensive
and _______ environmentally friendly.

In bigger cities it’s becoming more and more popular to hire electronic scooters.
They ________ placed all over the city and you can just take one that takes
you to your destination _________ you can park it again. These scooters are
especially popular among tourists as they are quite fast and easy to park with.

Sustainable transport

There is an urgent need for eliminating gridlocks, traffic jams is bigger cities,
so that passengers can get form one point to the other place safely and
relatively fast. 

First and foremost, using public transport helps your city become a better place
by reducing traffic congestions and the overall level of pollution. Most traffic
congestions can be attributed to the overuse of cars for privacy and comfort,
and at the same they keep complaining about traffic jams. 

There are different ways for cities to help reduce traffic congestions. 

Cities should:  

 promote the idea of car-sharing, which means that more people can use
the same / fewer cars 
 in some cities park-and ride place encourage people to leave their cars
outside the city centre and continue their journey by public transport
  establishing bike-share stations and building cycling lanes encourage
people to use their bikes

To avoid air pollution, buses and other vehicles are gradually replaced by electric
ones. 

Cycling and walking can also improve your personal health as well.

There’s no perfect solution there are some steps that must be taken to ensure
that people can travel fast and safely.