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Which kinds of people own cars in your country?
Up to a few years ago, only wealthy people owned cars
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Only people like businessmen,
entrepreneurs, lawyers, surgeons, bankers and government officers had enough money to purchase
a vehicle. But nowadays, things have changed. First of all, people's salaries have gone up, while
the price of cars has decreased a bit. As a result, more people can afford a car, so a lot of
middle-class people buy one. I would say that compared with 10 years ago it's become quite
common for families to own an automobile.
2. What are the social costs and benefits of car use?
Well, the car industry definitely created and still creates a lot of jobs in China, and it has a
positive influence on the economy. However, the production of so many vehicles comes at a cost.
Cars have a negative impact on the environment. Cars emit a lot of pollution into the air, you know,
exhaust fumes and carbon monoxide especially. In addition, because the number of cars on the
road has sky-rocketed
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increased rapidly) in the last few years in China, we have had problems
with traffic jams
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At rush hour, every single morning and evening, roads are congested, and I think
that this problem affects almost everyone in our society, even people who take the bus. On top of
this, due to the crazy, messy traffic, more car accidents take place, and thousands of people die
every year on the road.
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