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The only way to improve road safety is to give much stricter punishments on driving offenses. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#road #safety #punishments #offenses
It is universally admitted that the ever-alarming rate of
traffic
 accidents is
one
 of the thorniest issues concerning governments the world over. Amongst the arguments surrounding how to improve
traffic
 safety,
one
 school of thought claims that
this
 aim could solely be realized by disciplining
traffic
 offenders
stricter
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.
While
this
 course of action works to a certain extent, I would not believe that it is the only solution to
such
 a problem
,
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 and am going to suggest other measures that are no less viable. It is understandable why some advocate tightening the punitive sanctions upon
traffic
 violators. The key rationale behind
this
 notion is that doing so would deter
traffic
 participants from breaking
road
 regulations. Deterrent measures,
such
 as levying a hefty fine on
traffic
 light runners or indefinitely confiscating driver's licences of those who drive under the influence, would go a long way in ensuring the culture of safe driving among the masses, contributing to lower rates of
traffic
-related fatalities and injuries.
Therefore
, it seems sensible
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 punishing
traffic
offenses
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 more aggressively is
one
 of the valid proposals.
However
, to say that issuing heavier punishments is the sole solution to the problem of
road
 safety seems rather short-sighted, since there could be other remedies as follows.
First,
fixing
road
 defects
such
 as potholes, poor-conditioned signage and uneven
surface
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 would be
effectual
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 in curbing the incidence of
traffic
 accidents occasioned by said
road
 imperfections.
Second,
and perhaps most importantly, the public's awareness of
traffic
 security should be raised. Since most vehicle crashes arguably stem from poor driving
behaviors
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, educating the populace
of
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 how driving safely could spare not only their lives but
also
 others' would directly confront
one
 of the root causes of
traffic
 accidents. In conclusion,
while
 imposing stricter penalties on
traffic
 law-breakers is indeed
one
 of the approaches that may yield desirable results, I am against the idea that only by adopting
this
 solution could
traffic
 safety improve
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 since there could still be other effective measures as mentioned above.
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The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

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