Traffic is everywhere around us. It is all around our country and state, and the world is multiplying at a rapid rate. Therefore, increasing the amount of people, and the quantity of drivers on the roads. Our city of Corpus Christi is expanding even more as well. As a result, this can be considered one of the strengths because more people means more profit for businesses and the city. According to the United Census Bureau, the last population count was taken in 2014. The results came out to 320,434. That is 15,219 additional people added to our community in 4 years since the last count in 2010. However, even though more people can be a good thing, it causes more issues. Some weaknesses of traffic is extra people means additional people driving …show more content…
The roads in Corpus Christi are falling apart and becoming a major issue with drivers. The cost is extremely costly if the city was going to fix up every road the way it should be. “A study by TRIP, a national transportation research group, suggests that the condition of Texas roads could be costing Texas drivers as much as $2,000 a year. The study also states that issues including traffic congestion, damage to vehicles from roads needing repair, and costs incurred in accidents caused by insufficient safety features on roadways cost drivers in Texas $23 billion annually.” If the city were to fix up the roads, it would actually go both ways with the congestion. I had the pleasure of interviewing a concerned driver of our community and here is what is he said, “At the time at actually fixing the roads, more than likely not, because we would have more road workers and city workers on the roads, and that in itself would take out an entire lane for them to be working on and actually fixing it correctly rather than patchwork. That would cause more congestion at that time. However, afterwards driving on nice roads could cause less congestion.” I agree with this person how it could be a disadvantage, and also an advantage. We need to focus on the most important roads in our city and those are where we should start. If we do little by little, the congestion of traffic can be …show more content…
The use of public transportation can help get a lot of traffic off of the road and eliminate that congestion by a large amount. Sitting in traffic can waste gas in one’s car, and cause frustration. “You have to allow for an extra 45 minutes round-trip almost whenever you’re trying to go somewhere,” said Eric Rios, who lives in an apartment complex adjacent to Everhart — the city’s second-busiest roadway. “It wastes my gas, too.” That is a lot of time and gas to be wasted sitting in traffic. Also, people always complain about the buses being late. Therefore, they do not want to take it. The buses are late because of the extra traffic on the road, so it is not their fault. What most do not realize that if more people took the bus, it would take those extra vehicles off of the roads and allow for the buses to make their route in a more efficient time. When I interviewed a person affected every day by this issue, he said this, “If people rode bikes, or walked to work, they could probably cut down a lot in the morning and in the afternoon. If more people took advantage of the public transport system such as city buses, that would cut down as well. The fact is that 1 in 3 Americans live within 1 to 5 miles of work. The fact is we prefer convenience and immediate gratification because vehicles are very convenient.” I