The modes of transport are really important these days for the development of a country. Different governments allocate budget on different modes of transport according to their priorities. Whether roads or railways should get more share of the budget is a moot point these days. I personally believe that governments should spend more on railways due to several reasons.
Firstly, the railway is cost effective for the government in the long terms because it requires less maintenance than roads, serves a number of people simultaneously and also a cheap mode of transport for the population as well. Second, it can generate a lot of revenue for the government through goods transport. It will boast the trade in the country and hence pay the government back what they have spent on it.
Road transport has several disadvantages like it is slow and affected adversely by traffic jams. The Railway on the other hand, is fast and follow a strict timetable because it is not affected by traffic jams. So the travellers can plan their visit well through rail. Another factor in favour of railways is safety. Accidents are also quite common on the roads while it's a rare phenomenon in railways. It has been observed that road traffic accidents are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in younger population throughout the world, despite all the safety measure which have been taken by the government and the public.
To sum up, I would suggest that governments should spend more on the railways than roads to develop a fast and technologically advanced safe railway for the betterment of their countrymen.
The modes of
transport
are
really
important
these days for the development of a country.
Different
governments
allocate budget on
different
modes of
transport
according to their priorities. Whether
roads
or
railways
should
get
more share of the budget is a moot point these days. I
personally
believe that
governments
should spend more on
railways
due to several reasons.
Firstly
, the
railway
is cost
effective for the
government
in the long terms
because
it requires less maintenance than
roads
, serves a number of
people
simultaneously
and
also
a
cheap
mode of
transport
for the population
as well
. Second, it can generate
a lot of
revenue for the
government
through
goods
transport
. It will boast the trade in the country and
hence
pay the
government
back what they have spent on it.
Road
transport
has several disadvantages like it is slow and
affected
adversely
by traffic jams. The
Railway
on the other hand
, is
fast
and follow a strict timetable
because
it is not
affected
by traffic jams.
So
the
travellers
can plan their visit well through rail. Another factor in
favour
of
railways
is safety. Accidents are
also
quite common on the
roads
while it's a rare phenomenon in
railways
. It has
been observed
that
road
traffic accidents are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in younger population throughout the world, despite all the safety measure which have
been taken
by the
government
and the public.
To sum up, I would suggest that
governments
should spend more on the
railways
than
roads
to develop a
fast
and
technologically
advanced safe
railway
for the betterment of their countrymen.