Task 2 · · 18 samples

Some people think that the best way to improve road safety is to increase the minimum legal age for driving a car or motorbike. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Ideas to explore

  • Explain why age could matter: less driving experience and maturity may affect hazard awareness and decision-making.
  • Qualify the age argument by noting that age does not reliably measure an individual’s driving skill and that some young people depend on driving for access to work or education.
  • Compare age limits with measures that address multiple causes of collisions, such as graduated licensing, enforcement, driver training, and safer road design.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the debate and state a clear degree of agreement.
  2. Explain the strongest reason a higher age limit could improve safety.
  3. Discuss why age alone is an imperfect solution and identify the costs or limits.
  4. Offer complementary measures that address other causes of crashes.
  5. Conclude with a balanced judgment that directly answers the question.
Useful vocabulary & examples
graduated licensing
A system in which new drivers gain driving privileges in stages, often with restrictions at first.

Graduated licensing can help novice drivers gain experience before receiving a full licence.

hazard awareness
The ability to notice potential dangers and respond appropriately while driving.

Driver training can strengthen hazard awareness among inexperienced motorists.

chronological age
A person's age measured in years, as distinct from their ability or maturity.

Chronological age is an imperfect indicator of driving competence.

road infrastructure
The physical features of roads and related facilities, such as surfaces, lighting, and signs.

Investment in road infrastructure can reduce hazards for all road users.

Sample answers

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There are a lot of incidents on roads throughout the world and every country try to solve that problem by its own methods. One of them is increasing of the minimum legal age for driving a car or motorbike, and I am disagree with that decision. In nowadays it is common thing to have a car for ordinary journeys, so the proposal has practical effects as well as possible safety benefits. The argument for a higher age is…

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With the increasing number of accident on the weekends, whether is better to rise the current legal age for driving cars or riding motorbikes is often a heat debate. While I agree with the idea that see the young more dangerous than the aged people on the street, I strongly disagree with the given statement as the best overall measure. The argument for a higher age is that an older beginner may approach a decision w…

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AI-completed learning example

357 words · Illustrative target band

In today’s era of globalization opinions have emerged regarding to increase the minimum legal age for driving car and motorbike. According to my perspective, i disagree to the opinion that minimum age for driving a vehicle should be increased for certain reasons. To begin with, in today’s time the minimum age to drive a vehicle varies by jurisdiction, so no particular national rule should be assumed here. The argume…

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