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TRAFFIC CONGESTION Although governments may never be able to eliminate road congestion, there are several ways cities and states can move to curb it. Charging peak-hour tolls: Governments can charge people money to enter all the lanes on major commuting roads during peak hours. Most Americans reject this solution politically for two reasons. Tolls would favor wealthier or subsidized drivers and harm poor ones, so most Americans would resent them, partly because they believe they would be at a disadvantage. The second drawback is that people think these tolls would be just another tax, forcing them to pay for something they have already paid for through gasoline taxes. Greatly expanding public transit capacity: The second approach would be to expand public transit capacity enough to shift so many people from cars to transit that there would be no more excess demand for roads during peak hours. Raise gasoline taxes: Raising gas taxes would notably slow the rate of increase of all automotive travel, not just peak-hour commuting. But Congress has refused to consider it because it is politically unpopular and fought by industry lobbyists. o to eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ (v) = to remove or get rid of something: loại bỏ o to curb /kɜːrb/ (v) = to control or limit something: hạn chế o toll /təʊl/ (n) = money that you pay to use a particular road or bridge: phí o peak hours /piːk aʊəz/ = the busiest hours: giờ cao điểm o to reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ (v) = to refuse to accept or consider something: từ chối, chối bỏ o to favor /ˈfeɪvər/ (v) = to give an advantage to someone or something, in an unfair way: thiên vị, ưu tiên o to be at a disadvantage = to be in an unfavorable position relative to someone or something else: ở thế bất lợi o to force somebody to do something /fɔːrs/ (v) = to make somebody do something that they do not want to do: bắt buộc, ép buộc ai làm gì o to expand /ɪkˈspænd/ (v) = to become greater in size/number: mở rộng o public transit /ˌpʌblɪk ˈtrænzɪt/ (n) = the system of public transport in cities, including the subway, buses, etc.: hệ thống vận tải công cộng Source: https://www.brookings.edu/research/traffic-why-its-getting-worse-what-government-can-do/ SYNONYMS o way » solution » approach (n): cách thức/giải pháp