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

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

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essay will consider why there are so many

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and suggest

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

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occur through

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error.

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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

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one cause of

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accidents

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. 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

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is inexperience. In the UK, the

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

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was over 30. Whether it is because of

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of attention or a small

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of years driving on the

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, there are

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

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to attend a driving skills course. Designed to raise

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’ awareness of dangers in various

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

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. Placing restrictions on new

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for two to three years has

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been successful in many countries in bringing down the frequency of

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is restricted in several

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; 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

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initiatives have had considerable success in cutting

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, the

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

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

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training for new

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and restrictions on their driving are two

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of lowering the

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of

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accidents

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