Parallel with the development of infrastructure and technologies, people in different cities have their own priorities in choosing vehicles, specifically between cars and bicycles. This nuance is understandable due to different traffic and weather conditions in different cities. However, both of these selections have their own pros and cons, which make them equally efficient compared to the other.
To begin with, as aforementioned, different traffic and weather conditions could be one of the reasons why citizens in different parts of the world choose cars or bicycles. In some cities with special weather, people might choose cars as a better choice than other types of vehicles when weather is a noticeable factor affecting their transportations. Specifically, when it turns to winter, some cities might have a profound low temperature or snow in the street. As a result, people perhaps choose to drive their cars, which provide them a warm space throughout their journey and shelve them from snow or rain outside. But in some developed cities, where the weather is more mild and there are hundreds of vehicles in the street at the same time, citizens might choose to drive their bikes to save their time and effort. For example, in Viet Nam, instead of driving a car to supermarket, which require driver to find a proper parking space and pass through traffic congestion in the street, people often have a better choice, cycling their bike, parking it in a small place in the from of the supermarket and adeptly weaving through traffic jam.
However, from my view point, I believe that both of these selections have their own drawbacks, which make them suitable for specific circumstances. Driving cars could be an optimal decision with some cities where they have to face special weather conditions such as snowstorms. Instead of interrupting the working flow or requiring children to stay at home due to weather obstructions, they could continue their work or study by having the help of cars, bringing them safely from place to place. However, driving cars might create negative effects on the environment since they release CO2 emission to the atmosphere. Consequently, if the traffic conditions are convenient for riding bikes, people should choose these vehicles not only for the sustainability of the environment but also to relieve the burden on traffic infrastructure. When cycling bikes, citizens reduce the amount of their vehicles’ emissions into the air due to the eco-friendliness of their bikes. Moreover, with less car moving in the street, it could lessen the utilization of traffic infrastructure, which is equivalent with lower maintenance fee and the government could use that saving for volunteering purposes.
In conclusion, different traffic and weather conditions in cities brings about the nuance in citizens’ selection between cars and bikes. Nonetheless, both of them have their own pros and cons, making none of them is the best and people should be flexible with their circumstances to balance their profits.