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

Nowadays, modern and public

transportation

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systems

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have been developed more advanced and convenient in many developed countries. Some people believe that governments should spend money on

railways

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while others think that

roads

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are

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playing an important role in contemporary society and public

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systems

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.

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essay will discuss

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viewpoints and give my opinion about why I consider that governments should spend their budgets on

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rail lines and

roads

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equally for several reasons.  On the one hand, it is generally accepted that

railways

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have some benefits that

roads

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can not compare to.

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, tracks may play a significant role in the public

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systems

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.

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,

trains

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can load more passengers and goods compared to automobiles or

buses

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. To be more specific, the networks of

railways

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can have more opportunities to boost economic growth in different places in

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developing and developed nations. Because of the larger loading of passengers and goods, it can not be denied that

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may have lower opportunity costs to achieve higher efficiency and values in the contemporary and capitalistic society.

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, it can be said that

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have some advantages that tracks do not have.

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to say, different vehicles

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as cars and

buses

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can have higher mobility than

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.

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cars and

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can not load more goods or travellers than

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, they are still important because these vehicles can arrive at many places where

railways

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are hard to reach. To

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elaborate, travellers can reach many places by taking cars or

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with lower expenditures than

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.

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, it can be suggested that freeways or highways can lessen the travelling time because there are no traffic lights on these freeways and highways. In conclusion, it can be asserted that

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railways

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and

roads

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are playing a critical role in modern society and the public

transportation

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systems

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. Based on the above reasons, I believe that governments should spend on

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railways

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and

roads

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equally because of their different characteristics and functions.