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Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Fast & safe
transportation
system
 and improved communication are two important aspects of the development of a country. Every
government
 works for
it
of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"
its
it's
 citizens to commute safely and quickly while businesses
also
 depend on a solid
transportation
system
.
Thus when
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Thus, when
 the question arises whether a
government
 should focus on improving its railways or roads, people seem like
have
Suggestion
having
 divided opinions. I personally agree that a
government
 should spend more money on railways
system
.
Fast
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Fastest
 of all, railways offer safe commuting both for the citizens and traders. The numbers of road accidents and highway casualties in many countries are far higher than that of the railway casualties.
Thus investing
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Thus, investing
 more
on
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in
 a safe way of commuting is a much more prudent idea. Rails cause comparatively less environmental damage while the road vehicles are the main reason for increasing pollution around the world.
Second
, rails can carry hundreds of people and several hundred tonnes of goods while road transports can carry only a few. Some shuttle trains are many times faster than that of private cars and public buses.
Thus
 improved railways would save peoples’ valuable time every day.
Thirdly
, rail lines are usually away from the main cities and
that is
 why some busy cities have no other alternatives than to improve their rail
transportation
system
. Express trains can reduce the traffic congestion in many cities and more investment to improve the railway is the only possible solutions in cities where a large number of people live in.
Finally
, the population of the world is increasing rapidly and
that is
 why investing more money on faster and dependable
transportation
system
 is more logical than investing in the older
transportation
system
.
Railways
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The railways
 will be
future
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the future
in
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of
transportation
 and investment on it is the better choice for any
government
. In conclusion, I believe that a
government
, either in a developed or a developing country, should invest to build a safer, faster and more reliable
transportation
system
 and the railway, for
this
 reason, should get a priority.
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