Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

Public transportation plays a vital role in modern society. Its convenience and reliability are two major concerns when a government decides which mode to allocate money

for

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. Personally, I believe both

railways

and

roads

are essential with different functions, and I

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therefore

disagree with the statement that funds should be spent on

railways

instead

of

roads

by governments. On the one hand, there are several reasons for investing

railways

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.

Firstly

,

trains

can transport as

much

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as hundreds of tons of goods at one time, so it's the major way

delivering

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to deliver

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industrial cargoes like coal, mine or steel.

On

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the process of a country's developing industry, railroad facilities and

trains

always take great responsibility. And in another way,

this

also

cost

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less than

roads

or air transport.

Secondly

, railroads can extend several

sousands

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thousand

kilometers away, even from Beijing, China to Hamburg, Germany. and

trains

can run without facing interruption or traffic

jam

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, which makes them faster than cars. With

larger

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proportion of

trains

using electric energy,

railways

can produce less air pollution or greenhouse gases.

On the other hand

, the

benifits

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benefits

of

roads

are

irreplacable

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irreplaceable

as well.

To begin

with,

roads

are

easily

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to build. even when the ground is flat and long without asphalt, that can be named "road" and cars can run on it.

Furthermore

,

roads

can be constructed in various

environment

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environments

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, from

plain

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plains

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to

highland

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highlands

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or

mountain

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mountains

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. When catastrophic disasters like heavy earthquakes occur, supplies are

nomally

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normally

shipped in

this

way.

Additionally

, private cars and buses are

also

the main

mode

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of transportation for short-distance travel. It is hard to imagine how people can go shopping in supermarkets or visit friends from their own

home

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homes

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without

roads

. In conclusion, it is possible for governments to construct

railways

and

roads

with

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different

order

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or

amount

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, but those two are both necessary for public transportation.