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Road safety concerns!

Is rash driving the only factor leading to an accident?  Do sterner punishments deter crime? It’s quite obvious that careless driving and traffic rule violations result in accidents and stringent punishments will reduce the mishap numbers. However, rash driving is not the only factor triggering nasty road accidents. There are other factors such as dilapidated roads and bad weather that affect road safety adversely.  Poor road condition is one of the major reasons for road casualties. Narrow and pothole-ridden roads with, sharp curves, often force even the law-abiding drivers to make mistakes. Hence, drivers alone cannot be blamed for road mishaps and punishing them in such cases is no solution. Government should make strategy to improve the infrastructure. Accident- prone turns should be taken care of, narrow roads should be widened, and potholes should be repaired. More traffic signs and signals should be made operational to reduce the road accidents.  Furthermore, climate is also a