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

In today's world, there are a variety of ways for transportation namely air,

railways

,

roads

, and water. It is true that governments should give more attention to

railways

rather than

roads

. I completely agree with

this

statement, and in

this

essay reasons for

this

agreement will be discussed. Investment in

railways

has several advantages.

Firstly

,

railways

’ fuel consumption is electrical which is friendly to the environment.

However

, vehicles on the

roads

like buses and cars use fossil fuels which produce CO2 which is one of the main reasons for global warming.

Secondly

, the capacity of wagon

railways

is much more than buses and taxis.

For instance

, in a specific ,route the subway can transport more than 100

people

,

while

this

number for buses is roughly 25 persons.

Also

,

this

leads to a decrease in traffic jams and air pollution.

Thirdly

, the risk of accidents on

roads

is far more than on the

railways

.

This

happens because of some factors like bad behaviour in

people

driving, the quality of

roads

, and the quality of cars.

For example

, in Iran every year significant

people

die

due to

the bad quality of cars and bad driving of some individuals. But in ,

railways

the factor of causing accidents is less.

Finally

, it might cause a rise in the tourism industry because the price of tickets is less than airways, safer than

roads

, and faster than water. In conclusion, government spending on

railways

should be more than on

roads

. In terms of global warming, traffic jam,

people

distribution, and risk of accidents.