Beijinghasplacedstrictrestrictiononthenumberofnewlypurchasedcarinthecityandthepolicybassparkedheateddiscussion.Somepeoplesupportthepolicy,sayingit,sapowerfulmethodtocopewiththeseveretrafficcongestioninthecapital.Withcarsincreasingdrasticallyinthepastfewyears,severetrafficjamsoccurnotonlyinrushhoursbutatanytimeofthedaynow.
Others,however,aiestronglyagainstthelimitations.Theyarguethatthegreatnumberofofficialcars,whicharefrequentlyused,isabigfactorcausingtrafficcongestion.Butthepolicymainlyaimsatprivatecarsandhasnodearrestrictionsontheuseofofficialcars.Besides,carpurchaselimitationwouldhinderthedevelopmentofChina'sautomobileindustry,andmorepeoplewouldlosetheirjobsasaresult.
Personally,Ithinktherestrictionofbuyinganduseofcars,officialcarsincladed,isinevitableandjustamatteroftimeforBeijing.Ifthenumberofcarsisnotlimited,therewillbeahugedisasterfortheenvironment,roadresources,thetraveldemandsofnormalpeopleandtheimprovementoflivingstandards.