It is believed that imposing severe punishment on drivers who violate traffic laws is the only measure to improve the safety
on roads. I strongly disagree with this statement because there are other measures that can be implemented to tackle this problem.
While it is undeniable that punishing drivers who do not obey traffic regulations and laws severely can deter some drivers
from behaving inconsiderately or even recklessly, it cannot contribute to a significant reduction in traffic accidents. This is because most accidents occur because the driver cannot resist some temptations such as drinking alcohol or because the driver is affected by distractions like phone calls or their bad moods. No matter how strict the laws are, they would not be effective to control the accident. Therefore, we should seek other alternatives to prevent accidents.
To reduce the number of drivers offending regulations, it is necessary for the government to raise drivers’ awareness regarding the consequences of their offences and, more importantly, teach them simple strategies to cope with temptations and distractions. For example, if the government could encourage drivers to use soft drinks to replace alcohol
and set their phones in airplane mode while driving, then the underlying/root causes of traffic accidents would be reduced.
However, to improve road safety, only/simply promoting proper driving behaviours is not efficient, as there are some risks that are not caused by drivers. For example, poor road conditions and designs, extreme weather may also result in cars crashes. Therefore, the government should also concentrate on improving infrastructures and effective strategies to deal
with extreme weathers.
As discussed above, to improve road safety, imposing heavy punishments on drivers is not the only approach, thus, it is
better for the government to look for more effective options.
It
is believed
that imposing severe punishment on
drivers
who violate
traffic
laws is the
only
measure to
improve
the safety
on
roads
. I
strongly
disagree with this statement
because
there are other measures that can
be implemented
to tackle this problem.
While it is undeniable that punishing
drivers
who do not obey
traffic
regulations and laws
severely
can deter
some
drivers
from
behaving
inconsiderately
or even
recklessly
, it cannot contribute to a significant reduction in
traffic
accidents
. This is
because
most
accidents
occur
because
the
driver
cannot resist
some
temptations such as drinking alcohol or
because
the
driver
is
affected
by distractions like phone calls or their
bad
moods. No matter how strict the laws are, they would not be effective to control the
accident
.
Therefore
, we should seek other alternatives to
prevent
accidents.
To
reduce
the number of
drivers
offending regulations, it is necessary for the
government
to raise
drivers’
awareness regarding the consequences of their
offences
and, more
importantly
, teach them simple strategies to cope with temptations and distractions.
For example
, if the
government
could encourage
drivers
to
use
soft drinks to replace
alcohol
and
set their phones in airplane mode while driving, then the underlying/root causes of
traffic
accidents
would be
reduced
.
However
, to
improve
road
safety,
only
/
simply
promoting proper driving
behaviours
is not efficient, as there are
some
risks
that are not caused by
drivers
.
For example
, poor
road
conditions and designs, extreme weather may
also
result in cars crashes.
Therefore
, the
government
should
also
concentrate on improving infrastructures and effective strategies to deal
with
extreme weathers.
As discussed above, to
improve
road
safety, imposing heavy punishments on
drivers
is not the
only
approach,
thus
, it is
better
for the
government
to look for more effective options.
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