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

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. I mostly disagree with

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notion since it can reduce careless driving.

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

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

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accidents which boosts the safety of roads. More specifically,

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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

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,

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, potentially mitigating

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incidents, and generating a safer environment for other commuters.

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,

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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

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from committing

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-based infringements.

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,

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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.

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, more

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will obey the rules while joining the

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. 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.

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

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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

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as the introduction of more grave punishments on those who violate

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

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

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problems effectively.