The only way to improve road safety is to give much stricter punishments on driving offenses. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The number of car accidents has greatly increased over recent years. For

this

reason, some suggest that having stricter rules as well as serious punishments could help reduce

such

problems. I,

therefore

, partly agree with the statement in the view of the fact that there are additional ways to enhance

road

safety which I will illustrate in

this

essay. To commence with, it is obvious that

people

are fear being punished by law because it leads to many consequences. One good example is getting tickets or police records could affect or decrease their credibility.

Furthermore

, having a strict penalty tends to be an uncomplicated way to control

people

in society.

In other words

, countries that have a very firm law,

such

as Japan and Singapore, are likely to have low rates of

road

accidents.

Additionally

, I believe that

this

problem could be solved on a deeper level because

this

is in everyone's hands.

Therefore

, Encouragement of social responsibility could help lower down

road

accident rates.

For instance

, the government should put

this

topic into a school lesson in order to prepare a well-educated population for the future.

Moreover

, the authority should upgrade the process of driver's license tests.

For example

, making the test harder than before both driving skills and ethical parts in order to require more effort of

people

who want to pass the test. For

this

reason, that might help to classify only individuals who are qualified to drive. In conclusion, to improve

road

safety and reduce

road

accidents, it is not only stricter the rules and punishments but

also

, encourage

people

of social responsibility and ethic.