ESSAY INFORMATION:

Written by: Xuân Phi, 03/01/2022

Supported by: Ex-BC Examiner, 03/01/2022
Question: Some people think that the best way to increase road safety is to increase
the minimum legal age for driving cars or riding motorbikes. To what extent do you
agree or disagree?
(IELTS Academic – 29/12/2022)

ANSWER (8.0+):
It is argued that the most effective measure to improve road safety is raising the
minimum age of eligibility for drivers. I mostly disagree with this notion since it can
reduce careless driving; however, I am of the opinion that it is ideal to combine it with
other approaches such as imposing stricter punishments and upgrading public
transportation.

Admittedly, increasing the minimum legal driving age can reduce traffic accidents which
boosts the safety of roads. More specifically, this practice deters young commuters who
are immature and unaware of the repercussions of their actions from reckless driving. As
people get older, they are more mature and responsible when they are in traffic,
therefore, potentially mitigating traffic incidents; generating a safer environment for
other commuters.
However, this proposal is not optimal by itself since there are two other effective
measures which should sit alongside older licensing ages for the best outcome. Chief of
these is that the government should enact more severe punishments to prevent drivers
from committing traffic-based infringements. For example, drivers who exceed the
speed limit or drink alcohol while driving should have to pay a heavy monetary fine or
have their driver’s licence revoked. As a result, more drivers will obey the rules while
joining the traffic. Another approach is for the government to enhance the public
transportation infrastructure such as bus and train services to encourage citizens to use
them in their daily life. This can lead to a decline in the number of people utilising private
vehicles and therefore safer roads.
In conclusion, I somewhat disagree that increasing the legal driving age can encourage
safer travelling, as I believe that other solutions in conjunction with it such as the
introduction of more grave punishments on those who violate traffic laws and the
enhancement of public transportation combine to make the most viable solution since
not all accidents are caused by underage drivers. It is advisable that all three options
should be considered by authorities to address traffic problems effectively.

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ENGLISH TIẾNG VIỆT

The minimum age of eligibility for drivers Độ tuổi tối thiểu cho người lái xe

Careless driving
Lái xe bất cẩn
Reckless driving

Mitigate traffic incidents Giảm thiểu sự cố giao thông

Enact more severe punishments Ban hành các hình phạt nghiêm khắc hơn

Commit traffic-based infringements Vi phạm luật giao thông

Exceed the speed limit Vượt quá giới hạn tốc độ

Have their driver’s licence revoked Bị tước giấy phép lái xe

Join the traffic Tham gia giao thông

Violate traffic laws Vi phạm luật giao thông

Underage drivers Tài xế chưa đủ tuổi

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