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1、高考学习网中国最大高考学习网站G | 我们负责传递知识! Beijing traffic Imagine over 3-million cars and 18- million people using the streets and roads, thats what Beijing will look like in 2008. Existing transport facilities are already unable to deal with the increasing traffic pressure. Will the situation ever improve and t
2、o what extent? What plans are being mapped out and will they be put in place in the near future? In recent years, traffic jams on major Beijing roads have been getting more and more frequent. The very first thing I do when I get up every morning is try to figure out how to get to work without gettin
3、g stuck in traffic. I believe my experience is not an isolated one. The road network in the city is being expanded, but is still unable to meet the ever-increasing demand for traffic facilities. Many people worry if Beijing is capable of dealing with its current traffic demands, and especially wheth
4、er it can meet the traffic needs of the 2008 Oly mpic Games. Lets take a look. A couple of years ago, the journey from Xizhimen in northwest Beijing to Dongzhimen in the east took around 20 minutes by public transport using the northern section of the 2nd ring road. Now, however, covering the same d
5、istance takes double the time, and if you get caught in traffic jams like this it can be as much as two hours. A Driver said, “There are too many cars and inexperienced drivers. Some sections of the roads are not designed properly. There are not enough exits on the 3rd Ring Road. Today I drove from
6、the military museum to the airport. I went via the south 3rd ring road, traffic was banked up there. I chose the 4th ring road, the same. I had to go by the 5th ring road! ” “Driving is a nerve -racking experience for me. Too many cars on the roads! Its my first time today driving on the 3rd Ring Ro
7、ad. I often drive outside the 3rd Ring Road. Now I m sweating a lot. Even the air-conditioning doesnt help. From the Lize Overpass to the Liuli Overpass, Id to go up and down the slopes. I am very nervous and st ressed, ” said by a new driver. Another said, “When I bought my first car in 1997, it wa
8、snt as crowded on the roads 高考学习网中国最大高考学习网站G | 我们负责传递知识! as it is now. There were traffic jams in only a few places. Now, the 2nd, and the west 3rd Ring Road are banked up all day long. ” Others complain that at rush hour Beijing roads are one big parking lot, and that riding a bike or even walking
9、is often faster than driving. Indeed, cars cannot move once they get stuck on the road, but bikes still can. Bicyclists and pedestrians weaving their way between buses and cars in all directions are routine. Yet, thats not the worst. The coming winter reminds us of the disastrous December 7th two ye
10、ars ago when a sudden snow fall paralyzed Beijings entire transport system. The city is vulnerable to emergencies such as this. Traffic pressure in Beijing is one big headache for its residents and city planners. How did the problem start? At a press conference last week, Director Quan Yongshen of t
11、he Beijing Municipal Communications Research Center analyzed the reasons for traffic pressures. Quan Yongshen, Director of Beijing Municipal Communications Research Center, said, “A rapid increase in the number of automobiles, especially private cars, is the major contributor to traffic pressures in
12、 Beijing. Judging from its overall economic growth, Beijing has entered an era of rapid increase in car numbers. Another reason lies in the fact that Beijing is one of the leading cities in China and is experiencing rapid urbanization. The combination of these factors has resulted in major changes i
13、n supply and demand for transport facilities. Beijing has a severe shortage of land resources. Its an important historical city with several thousand years of history. Of the 62 square kilometers of land inside the 2nd Ring Road, protected historical sites take up 40 percent. Its impossible to carry
14、 out large-scale road construction projects here. The citys traffic problems are the result of all the competing pressures when the city reaches a certain stage of development. It s not simply a problem of the traffic system itself, at least not entirely. In other words, its not just a simple issue
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