Transportation makes our lives much easier. There are many ways to reach our destinations by using private or public transportation devices. Some may argue that people will use more public transportation such as buses, water taxi or trains about twenty years later and it would decrease the number of cars. I strongly disagree with that. In my opinion, there will be a lot more cars 2 decades after now.
First of all, as we can see in minimum wage rates, wealthiness is increasing and people are becoming richer than before. The increasing power of buying creates a tendency to improve the lifestyles of people, which makes using public transportation is a great deal because of the uncomfortable situations happen within them. People are prone to stay within their comfort zone when it is possible to do so; that’s human nature! I’ve had an engineer friend who makes a great salary at the very beginning of his job, he was using public transportation all the time when he was in college. By the time he started the make money, he bought a car and make his commute easier for him. I assume, if people will get wealthier, they would behave more independently and individualistic; which makes private cars more attractive!
What’s more, time is getting more important as the years grow. Time has never been important in people’s life before! In twenty years, even seconds will probably be valued as gold valued as in history! In a competitive environment like that, punctuality will become even more important than the present. People who became wealthier would want to use their time schedules and wouldn’t want to wait for buses or trains. I’ve had a few interviews last year and I wish I could have a car at that moment. I was struggled by the missing buses and their wrong time schedules. I once missed an interview because of the bus, otherwise could be a huge opportunity for me!
To sum up, I’m sure the number of cars available on the roads will be increased in twenty years from now. Since they will be a lot of traffic; governments should probably build safer roads to prevent fatal accidents than they built before!