Thursday, 4 June 2009

Abu Dhabi traffic congestion



In the past people used move freely by the cars in Abu Dhabi. There were lower car accidents. There were larger spaces to stop the cars. Nowadays, the vehicles users complain about the traffic congestions and lots of time. This change has had many effects on people’s lives and productivity. In my essay I’m going to mention some causes and effects.
In my vision I see many reasons for these traffic congestions. First, the constructions and development projects. That lead the heavy vehicles come into Abu Dhabi. Second, widening roads projects have made a lot of diverting and closed some main roads. Third, the population and number of vehicles had increased. Especially younger drivers like. Fifth, the careless pedestrians whose are ignoring the rules.
This change has serious effects. It affects people’s health, time, and social life. Most of the old drivers have some dieses like high blood pressure, stress and diabetes, so it can cause harm health problems for them. Moreover, losing of time which causes lower productivity in workers and losing of profits. Also that change can affect social life. For example the parents spend most of their time at work in addition they stuck in the congestions, so they less time with their kids.
In brief, the government has to work faster to find solutions. In my opinion affecting people’s health is main lose. In addition people should be patient and try to find the relaxations while driving.

Indoor pollution



Most people spend their time indoors. They are not in safe place away from smokestacks. According to EPA that air inside homes is more polluted than atmosphere.
One of the main sources of indoor pollution is the poorly ventilated or unventilated kitchens. Using wood, coal or dung fires for cooking increasing the risk percentage for young children who can be killed by poisoning smokes. To solve this problem can be as simple as changing this method of cooking with better ventilated cooks stoves, but those stoves are not cheap for poor people. For example in India and China which both have highest population.
About twenty percent of the Americans children struggling with asthma and many types of cancer. They send thousands to hospitals each year and the number is rising. The experts’ advice is to use air filter machines like a portable air cleaner. Purifying the indoor air may reduce the pollution, but how you can know that machine is working whereas a small portable machine can cost around two hundred dollar. Many health experts say those machines are not necessary for most of Americans.
The WHO estimates that 1.6 million deaths per year in developing countries around the world. In brief, house plants maybe the cheapest way to improve indoor air quality. Using two or three house plants in each flat or small house will purify better. Non toxic chemicals cleaning solutions are better to use and safer. Make your home safe place to live.