An increasing number of people in developing nations are buying their first vehicles. The primary problem of this phenomenon is an increased rate of polluted air caused by car gasses and the most viable way to prevent the aggravation of the situation is to educate citizens about possible dangers of polluting the atmosphere.
The most obvious problem associated with an uptrend in car ownership is the deterioration of the air quality. In other words, the more people buy private machines, the fewer they use non-polluting modes of transportation, such as bikes or, simply, walking. In order to power their transport, they burn fossil fuels into the air, which, subsequently, pollute it. For example, it is estimated that in the foreseeable future, there will be more than 5 million cars on the roads in China. This, in its turn, can lead to the large release of toxic gasses into the atmosphere.
A long term solution to this predicament would be to educate young people about detrimental effects that transport devices had on the air we breathe. In schools children should be taught about how to reduce their CO2 footprints by using public transport. Moreover, they are more likely to share this information with their parents. Consequently, adults might be influenced by their initiative as well and be more aware of the possible effects of excessive car usage. For instance, school children in Russia were taught about consequences of driving cars and this has resulted in nearly 50% of people sharing drive rides instead of driving solo.
In conclusion, more people in poorer countries buy their very first cars, resulting in a huge amount of the fumes being expelled into the atmosphere. The best way to curb this dilemma is to teach the public how to use automobiles more responsibly.