Some people think that the best way to increase road safety is to increase the minimum legal age for driving cars or riding motorbikes. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is argued that the most effective measure to improve road safety is raising the minimum age of eligibility for

drivers

. I mostly disagree with

this

notion since it can reduce careless driving.

However

, I am of the opinion that it is ideal to combine it with other approaches

such

as imposing stricter punishments and upgrading public transportation. Admittedly, increasing the minimum legal driving age can reduce

traffic

accidents which boosts the safety of roads. More specifically,

this

practice deters young commuters who are immature and unaware of the repercussions of their actions from reckless driving. As people get older, they are more mature and responsible when they are in

traffic

,

thus

, potentially mitigating

traffic

incidents, and generating a safer environment for other commuters.

Nevertheless

,

this

proposal is not optimal by itself since there are two other effective measures which should sit alongside older licensing ages for the best outcome. Chief of these is that the government should enact more severe punishments to prevent

drivers

from committing

traffic

-based infringements.

For example

,

drivers

who exceed the speed limit or drink alcohol while driving should have to pay a heavy monetary fine or have their driver’s license revoked.

As a result

, more

drivers

will obey the rules while joining the

traffic

. Another approach is for the government to enhance the public transportation infrastructure like bus and train services to encourage citizens to use them in their daily life.

This

can lead to a decline in the number of people utilising private vehicles and

therefore

safer roads. In conclusion, I somewhat disagree that increasing the legal driving age can encourage safer travelling, as I believe that other solutions in conjunction with it

such

as the introduction of more grave punishments on those who violate

traffic

laws and the enhancement of public transportation combine to make the most viable solution since not all accidents are caused by underaged

drivers

. It is advisable that all three options should be considered by authorities to address

traffic

problems effectively.