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

It is often argued that governments need to fund the railway tracks than
roads
. I totally disagree that railways need more funding than
motor way
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motorway
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. One of the reasons why I think that
roads
should be funded more than train tracks is because motor
roads
are very essential in the society as it serves as a means of transportation of food from one place to the other. When the
roads
are built properly due to proper funding, transportation of agricultural
product
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products
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from one part of the country to another becomes easy.
As a result
, there is
availability
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the availability
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of food.
For example
, in recent
time
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times
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the transporters in the northern part of Nigeria refused
transporting
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tomatoes, pepper and onions to the south because of the bad
roads
,
hence
, these items became scarce and the available ones were sold at outrageous prices. Another reason why I believe that the government should spend more costs on
road
projects is
because
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there will be minimal
accidents
on the highway.
Although
trains are used to carry heavy objects, we cannot ignore the fact that individuals travel more in cars and commercial buses than trains. When the
road
is good without potholes, the rate of
accidents
is reduced.
For instance
, the Warri to Lagos
road
had a bad spot where
accidents
occurred almost
everyday
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. The
road
was repaired and since
then
only a few
accidents
have been recorded on that expressway. In conclusion,
although
railways are important in the society for transporting heavy objects and people, I believe that governments should spend more money on
roads
rather than trains because of food security and
also
to reduce the rates
if
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of
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accident
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an accident
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in
the
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society.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Carbon emissions
  • Mass transportation
  • Traffic congestion
  • Economic growth
  • Regional development
  • Initial investment
  • Feasibility
  • Flexibility
  • Rural areas
  • Integration
  • Sustainable
  • Efficiency
  • Infrastructure
  • Commuters
  • Public expenditure
  • Autonomous vehicles
  • Long-term investment
  • Accessibility
  • Connectivity
  • Modal shift
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