Some people think that strict punishments for driving offences arethe key to reducing traffic accidents. Others, however, believe that other measures would be more effective in improving road safety.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Road
safety has become a great concern for
people
with the rise of
accidents
and
fatality
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those
accidents
cause every day.
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have
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varying
opinion
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on how to make roads safe and I believe strict laws should be there to punish the driving offenders but a combination of other methods would bring better results. On the one hand,
people
seem to abide by a law or rule when they know that violation would bring severe retribution.
For instance
, in some Asian
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pedestrians used to cross the roads and when a more rigid penalty has been imposed, those very
people
started using the underpass. From
this
perspective, strict
penalty
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and
fine
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can certainly improve
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road
safety as
people
would be more cautious and afraid of the
consequence
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of the violation of
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traffic
laws. As an outcome, it is a fact that
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the sterner the punishment, the greater chances that
people
would follow the rules.
On the other hand
, there are already severe punishments for driving offenders including ceasing
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driving license, monetary fines and
imprisonments
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. Despite
this
, the number of
road
accidents
is increasing every year.
This
is why I believe that only punishment cannot ensure
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road
security and safety. A combination of other initiatives is
also
required.
First,
we need to
aware
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people
about the devastating consequences
traffic
rule violations can bring to our
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.
Second,
the requirements for passing the driving test should be standardised and made more practical, especially in developing countries where
people
can use advantages of the corruption. It is often noticed that many young
people
are given driving
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without scrutinising their experience and skills.
This
should be completely avoided and after a certain period, each driver should be retested.
Third,
unfit vehicles should not be allowed to run on the roads as these cars cause more
accidents
according to
the recent
Road
Transport Authority report.
Finally
, the
traffic
system of a country should be modernised and more surveillance cameras and speed test cameras should be there.
To conclude
, punishment
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traffic
rule violators is a good way to make the
road
safer but the combination of other steps would bring more desired results.
Submitted by Teo Halimov on

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