Despite improvements in vehicle technology, there are still large numbers of road accidents. Explain some of the causes of these accidents and suggest some measures that could be taken to address the problem.

In recent times we have seen a huge increase in the

number

of people who drive. Even though their vehicles are more sophisticated than ever, many people are injured or killed on our roads.

This

essay will consider why there are so many

accidents

and suggest

ways

they could be reduced. Advanced technology undoubtedly makes driving safer but, in many cases,

accidents

occur through

driver

error.

This

may be for several reasons, one of which is inattention at a critical moment caused perhaps by a call on the phone or a conversation with a passenger. Indeed, in the USA, distracted driving is the

number

one cause of

road

accidents

. In Australia, the problem has become so serious that it is now illegal to use a mobile phone when in charge of a vehicle, even if it is stationary. Another cause of injuries and fatalities on the

road

is inexperience. In the UK, the

number

collisions

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involving 18 to 25-year-olds is more than double those where the

driver

was over 30. Whether it is because of

lack

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of attention or a small

number

of years driving on the

road

, there are

ways

these and other problems can be mitigated. The first measure that can be taken is to require all newly qualified

drivers

to attend a driving skills course. Designed to raise

drivers

’ awareness of dangers in various

road

situations and teach them how to deal with emergency scenarios, courses like these have been shown to dramatically reduce the accident rate among young

drivers

. Placing restrictions on new

drivers

for two to three years has

also

been successful in many countries in bringing down the frequency of

accidents

. In Australia,

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new

driver

is restricted in several

ways

; their speed is limited, they can only take one passenger at a time, and they cannot drink any alcohol

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drive after 10

pm

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p.m

.

Such

initiatives have had considerable success in cutting

road

accidents

.

To conclude

, the

number

of deaths and injuries on our roads caused by inattentive or inexperienced

drivers

will never be entirely eliminated but it need not be so high. Compulsory

driver

training for new

drivers

and restrictions on their driving are two

ways

of lowering the

number

of

road

accidents

.