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.

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.