Which one among the following is a check on increasing urban traffic?

The correct answer is Option (2) → Mass rapid transit

Option (1) Lower parking fee — Incorrect. The urban transport solution is a higher parking fee. A high fee makes driving into the city costly, so some people leave the car at home and take a bus or train. A lower fee does the reverse: parking becomes cheap, more people drive, and more cars crowd the roads.

Option (2) Mass rapid transit — Correct. City roads suffer from chronic traffic congestion. Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is one of the urban transport solutions: a fast, frequent train or metro carries the people of hundreds of cars on its own track. As people shift to it, fewer vehicles use the roads, and the congestion eases.

Option (3) Public bus service replacement by private vehicles — Incorrect. The solution is an improved public bus service. One bus carries the people of dozens of cars; if its riders turn to private cars and two-wheelers, many more vehicles crowd the same roads and congestion grows worse.

Option (4) Using low level technology — Incorrect. Low-level technology does not cut the number of vehicles on the road.

NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 7: Transport and Communication, Traffic Flows; box: Urban Transport Solutions (2025-26)