Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extern do you agree or disagree?

In recent decades, the number of people who travel by

trains

has increased dramatically in both rich and poor countries. It is argued the government should invest more

money

in building

railways

instead

of

roads

. As far as I am concerned, I completely agree with

this

statement because

trains

are environmentally friendly and safer. One main reason why

money

should be spent on

railways

rather than

roads

is that it is beneficial for the environment.

That is

to say that because

trains

carry more people than cars,

trains

create less pollution per traveller.

Therefore

, if states develop

railways

, there will be more people taking it and reduce road vehicles, resulting in solving air pollution. The government in China,

for instance

, has invested a lot of

money

in building its

railways

system, resulting in less smog in the air. Another reason for investing in

railways

is that travelling by train is safer than driving.

This

is because

trains

have separate fixed tracks, whereas

roads

are shared by buses, cars, and motorbikes. Due to that, there are more collisions on

roads

. As

such

, there are more collisions on

roads

. Take Canada, where subway travel is used by 75% of its population, as an example. There are much fewer train accidents reported every year than road accidents. In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm that governments should allocate more

money

to rail networks than road infrastructure because

this

is less damaging to the environment and it is a safer means of transport.