Road safety has become a great concern for people with the rise of accidents and fatality those accidents cause every day. People have a varying opinion 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 countries 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 and fine can certainly improve the road safety as people would be more cautious and afraid of the consequence of the violation of the traffic laws. As an outcome, it is a fact that, 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 the driving license, monetary fines and imprisonments. Despite this, the number of road accidents is increasing every year. This is why I believe that only punishment cannot ensure the road security and safety. A combination of other initiatives is also required. First, we need to aware people about the devastating consequences traffic rule violations can bring to our lives. 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 license 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 to traffic rule violators is a good way to make the road safer, but the combination of other steps would bring more desired results
Road
safety has become a great concern for
people
with the rise of
accidents
and fatality those
accidents
cause every day.
People
have a varying opinion 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 countries 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 and fine can
certainly
improve
the
road
safety as
people
would be more cautious and afraid of the consequence of the violation of the
traffic
laws. As an outcome, it is a fact that, 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 the
driving
license, monetary fines and imprisonments. Despite this, the number of
road
accidents
is increasing every year. This is why I believe that
only
punishment
cannot ensure the
road
security and safety. A combination of
other
initiatives is
also
required.
First
, we need to aware
people
about the devastating consequences
traffic
rule
violations can
bring
to our
lives
. 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
license 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
to
traffic
rule
violators is a
good
way to
make
the
road
safer,
but
the combination of
other
steps would
bring
more desired results