The only way to improve safety of our roads is to give much stricter punishments on driving offenses. What extent do you agree or disagree?

Traffic

safety measures have long been on the government’s agenda worldwide. Some people argue that to make

road

travel safer,

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has to punish drivers more harshly if they break the

traffic

law

. I agree with the view that punishment can help curb

road

offenses

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, but it should not be taken as the only solution. Admittedly,

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severe punishment is vital considering its deterrent effect on those who are likely to disobey

road

regulations.

For example

, Australia is one of the safest

countries

all over the world. In

this

country,

traffic

violators are fined more seriously than some other

countries

. An instance is drivers will be detained if they are found to have drunk driving and a severe fine will be applied for

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rather than just verbal warning in some other places.

Therefore

, drivers and pedestrians become more aware of

traffic

laws and demonstrate improved

law

compliance, since they know the serious consequences of their risky actions.

However

, despite the importance of imposing harsh regulations, the authorities should not overlook other options that may sometimes achieve better outcomes. One salient example is that raising the legal driving age could contribute to the improvement of

road

safety. It is seen that youths are legally allowed to drive after 16 or 17 in some

countries

,

such

as

Philippines

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and United Kingdom.

However

, teenagers are usually more impetuous but less mature than adults,

hence

are more likely to disobey the

traffic

regulations.

As a result

, increasing the legal driving age to 21.5 in

countries

with high

traffic

accident rates could enhance young people’s awareness of

traffic

law

since they have more time for training. In conclusion, the apparent effectiveness of the harsher punishment measures on

traffic

law

offenders should be acknowledged.

However

,

this

is not the only way that achieves better and safer usage of roads. An integrated approach should be adopted

such

as raising the legal driving age.