The only way to improve road safety is to give much stricter punishments on driving offenses. Do you agree/disagree?.
Some people claim imposing harsher punishments for careless drivers are the predominant adoption for more safer and controlled road advance. However, I believe that such a new law is problematic and is not the only measure as there are other alternatives related to traffic calming and technical support to tackle this problem.
Granted, stricter punishments can act as deterrent for committing traffic offenses of those who do not think twice. Obviously, violation-induced driving is in fact a crime. The full weight of law in that case is applied so that non-custodial sentences such as heavy fines or the confiscation of driving licenses is surely available at any time. Under such high-cautious pressure, offenders will no longer pose any threat to other road-user,or, in a more serious cases like in the UK, they would serve a prison sentence for endanger innocent lives.
While harsher regulation for offenders should be high on the agenda, other measures are also a function of reducing traffic unsafety which is implemented by government and local authorities. First, installing traffic enforcement cameras can help vehicle users to adhere to the average speed. This system have been adopted around the world and would detect speeding or vehicles running the red light. Second, traffic calming has proved to be succeeded in reducing the number of road accidents especially in high-populated areas. By commuting slower, vehicles drivers would not force to wait or stop but be aware of their speed. As a result, these alternatives are cost- effective for road safety development so that harsher penalties do not need to apply for road offenders who are less likely to reappear.
In conclusion, it can be admitted that punishing strictly is partly of necessary for traffic crimes. But it is not the only measure for road safety and that traffic calming and camera support should accompany theseharsher punishments.
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