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minimum legal age for driving a car or motorbike. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
In recent years, road accidents have become a persistent problem among residents. Among
numerous solutions to this issue, many people only assume that the best way is to raise the
minimum driving age for cars or motorbikes. Personally, I disapprove of this idea because of
various reasons.
On the one hand, it is undeniable that limiting the age for driving is quite effective to some
extent. This is predicated on the fact that this measure can prevent young teenagers, who
are unaware of the dangers on the road, from being involved in a crash. As a result, the
street will be a safer place due to the disappearance of young reckless drivers. However,
this line of reasoning is not sound as it fails to factor the other participants of the road. Apart
from the young, there are still numerous older drivers who contribute to the rise in traffic
accidents such as some drunk seniors. If the authorities only concern the age limit, the
terrible situation will continue without respite.
On the other hand, there are myriad solutions to improve traffic which are much better than
age limiting. For example, the government should invest more resources on educating and
raising people’s awareness about how to drive safely. Therefore, more drivers will be well-
informed of traffic rules while the chances for an accident will be eradicated. In addition,
there should be more highways instead of intersections constructed so as to reduce the
collisions among vehicles. That is because when the road is straight ahead instead of
curling, drivers will be able to control their cars or motorbikes easily, which means no more
crashes taking place.
In conclusion, limiting the age for driving cars and motorbikes can only solve a small aspect
of the traffic problems. To completely avoid traffic accidents, the government and relevant
premises should take actions such as spending on educating drivers or constructing the
straight roads.
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