Some people think that the best way to increase road safety is to increase the minimum legal age for driving cars and riding motorbikes. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Road
safety
is very important in this
fast-paced world. While many people
believe that an increase
in the minimum legal age
is not the best way
to increase
safety
on roads
, I personally believe that it is for two main reasons.
Firstly
, I think that an increase
in the minimum legal age
for driving is the best way
in improving road
safety
. Although
there are people
who say that increasing safety
signs on roads
is the better way
to increase
road
safety
, I feel that if children below the age
of 21 years are allowed to drive cars on roads
it will surely increase
the risk of accidents as they might not be able to identify the signs on roads
if they are not aware of what they depict. However
, if the legal age
is increased then
adults and children will have a better sense of driving as compared to the younger generation. For instance
, due to an increase
in the legal driving age
, children will be able to drive only after improving their cognitive abilities and once they become smarter. Only when this
happens will they be able to drive smartly using their cognitive skills.
The other reason to improve road
safety
is the increase
in penalties for speedy driving. Not only will an increase
in the fine for speedy driving reduce the speed of cars but also
reduce the number of accidents on roads
. In addition
, people
will take care to observe the speed limit while driving so that they do not cross the limit. Consequently
, this
will surely reduce the number of casualties due to speeding above the speed limit. Take the national highways, for example
, which usually have speed limits of more than 100 mph, and should always impose fines for breaking rules such
as speeding and avoiding stop signs, which will make people
aware of the surroundings and focus on safety
rules.
In conclusion, not only is the increase
in minimum legal age
the best way
to increase
road
safety
but also
an increase
in penalties will improve the safety
of people
. I, therefore
, believe that the increase
in the minimum legal age
is the best way
to increase
safety
on roads
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