Speaker 2
than what I just said? Well, if there have been a slew of accidents, then that could clog up the roads too, especially if the emergency services are delayed getting to the crash sites. Another issue could be poorly thought-out laws, which are intended to tackle bad driving but just wind up slowing everyone down.
Speaker 1
Will traffic congestion ease in the future?
Speaker 2
Well, I'm tempted to say yes, because it seems like there will be more people, and so the demand for transport will go up. However, more modes of transport like drones are becoming available. So it's possible things will even out or even improve if they're embraced by the majority of people. So they don't need to go out in their cars. They can get everything brought to them via air. But
Speaker 1
could traffic congestion worsen in the future? Well,
Speaker 2
it's certainly possible just based on what I said previously. If there are more people, then the number of cars will go up if no action to mitigate that is taken.
Speaker 1
What are possible solutions to the problem of congested traffic?
Speaker 2
Well, just building fewer cars and creating more and better public transport infrastructure would be a good start. I remember my friend was speaking to me about something called the 15-minute city, which is designed to have everything within walking distance. So I suppose rolling something like that on a large scale would definitely remove the need for all those cars on the roads. Do you
Speaker 1
think highways will help reduce traffic jams?
