Road accidents have always been the main concern as the solution for this situation is still a debatable discussion. Strict punishment for driving offences has been suggested as a key to reduce the frequency of traffic accidents. However, some people believe that other measures should be taken in order to improve road safety. Personally, I can understand these two opposing points of views. While I agree that punishment can be an effective way to reduce accidents, I also believe that it can be combined with other methods as well to solve the problem.
On the one hand, I understand why strict punishments are needed in maintaining traffic order. If it had not been for the heavy fines, people would not voluntarily follow the rules and regulations and would break them if possible. In my country, for example, the number of deaths caused by drive accidents has risen significantly in recent years, especially around occasions like Tet holiday when traffic police does not appear very frequently. As a result, people drive more recklessly and break many rules because they are not afraid of being caught or charged with a heavy fine. Strict punishments, in a way, have served as a reminder for people to follow the rules when driving on the streets.
On the other hand, I also appreciate the view that other measures are required beside the punishment to improve the road safety. While fines can be effective in reminding people not to make the same mistakes again, in the long run, it may cause certain backfire effects onto the behaviour of people. In some cases, they may no longer care or even ignore the rules as the fine is not effective anymore to alter their behaviour. In my opinion, other methods such as graphic or visual advertisements that send out educational messages about road rules will be more effective, as it can approach to a large audience at a wider scale. Promoting and encouraging people to follow transport rules through media like TV, radio or newspapers would enhance awareness, thus making them more likely to change their behaviour.
All in all, even though strict punishments can be applied as one of the methods to increase transportation safety, it cannot be considered as the key measure to resolve the issue. I believe that there are other more important methods that can contribute much significant impact to the situation.
Road
accidents
have always been the main concern as the solution for this situation is
still
a debatable discussion.
Strict
punishment
for driving
offences
has
been suggested
as a key to
reduce
the frequency of traffic
accidents
.
However
,
some
people
believe that
other
measures should
be taken
in order to
improve
road
safety.
Personally
, I can understand these two opposing points of views. While I
agree
that
punishment
can be an
effective
way to
reduce
accidents
, I
also
believe that it can
be combined
with
other
methods
as well
to solve the problem.
On the one hand, I understand why
strict
punishments
are needed
in maintaining traffic order. If it had not been for the heavy
fines
,
people
would not
voluntarily
follow the
rules
and regulations and would break them if possible. In my country,
for example
, the number of deaths caused by drive
accidents
has risen
significantly
in recent years,
especially
around occasions like Tet holiday when traffic police does not appear
very
frequently
.
As a result
,
people
drive more
recklessly
and break
many
rules
because
they are not afraid of
being caught
or charged with a heavy
fine
.
Strict
punishments
, in a way, have served as a reminder for
people
to follow the
rules
when driving on the streets.
On the
other
hand, I
also
appreciate the view that
other
measures
are required
beside the
punishment
to
improve
the
road
safety. While
fines
can be
effective
in reminding
people
not to
make
the same mistakes again, in the long run, it may cause certain backfire effects onto the
behaviour
of
people
. In
some
cases, they may no longer care or even
ignore
the
rules
as the
fine
is not
effective
anymore to alter their
behaviour
. In my opinion,
other
methods
such as graphic or visual advertisements that
send
out educational messages about
road
rules
will be more
effective
, as it can approach to a large audience at a wider scale. Promoting and encouraging
people
to follow transport
rules
through media like TV, radio or newspapers would enhance awareness,
thus
making them more likely to
change
their
behaviour
.
All in all,
even though
strict
punishments
can
be applied
as one of the
methods
to increase transportation safety, it cannot
be considered
as the key measure to resolve the issue. I believe that there are
other
more
important
methods
that can contribute much significant impact to the situation.