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Motorways help people travel quickly and cover long distances but the also cause problems. What are the problems of motorways and what solutions are there? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience.

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Movement of people from one place to another has been made faster and more
convienient
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
convenient
 through
road
 transportation,
although
 it comes with its own problems.
This
 essay will focus on these problems as well as the possible solutions sequel to the problems. One of the major problems posed by roadways is congestion buildup.
This
 occurs
as a result
 of frequent roadworks and sometimes poor
road
 networks.
Consequently
, people get trapped in traffic or revert to taking a longer route in other to get to their destination.
This
 can result
to
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in
feeling
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feelings
a feeling
 of sadness and disappointment following missed appointments.
For example
, the recent closure of
third mainland bridge
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the third mainland bridge
 in
lagos
chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
Lagos
 for safety test led to the growth of traffic in other areas.
This
 added more stress to commuters. Another problem cause by motorways is
road
 traffic accidents which
occurs
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occur
 due to poorly constructed roads. It has been said that more than 2000 people lose their lives globally
as a result
 of
road
 accidents. According to WHO, the average life expectancy in Nigeria has dropped to 54% of which
road
 accidents
is
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are
 one of the leading
cause
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causes
. In order to curb
this
 menace caused by roads,
firstly
,
government
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the government
 should pump more money towards
building
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the building
 of standard roads which will help to reduce the number of vehicle collisions that occur on these roads.
Futhermore
in addition
Furthermore
, overhead bridges can
also
 be constructed in order to
decongest
 the already existing roads.
Secondly
,
road
 closure and reconstruction should be done at night.
This
 will enable the roads to be free during the day for commuters. To sum up, roads are seen as one of the fastest means of
transportation but if
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transportation, but if
 not adequately managed can lead to problems
such
 as vehicle congestion and accidents.
Nevertheless
, solutions
such
 as good funding of
road
 construction and
also
 proper scheduling of the time for these constructions
to take
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take
 place will go a long way in making our roads safer and
easy
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easier
 to access.
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