The graphs below show the number of drivers
in Britain who have been caught driving too fast by speed cameras placed on
roads, and the number of people killed in road accidents, over an eight-year
period since the introduction of speed cameras. The tables show the results of
a survey of people’s opinion on the speed cameras.
Write a report for a university lecturer
describing the information below.
Write at at least 150 words
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| Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 |
The given graphs and tables illustrate the
impact of installation of speed cameras on road mishap casualties and the
opinion of people regarding the usefulness, objectives and number of cameras
respectively.
It can be clearly observed from the graphs
that installation of cameras has had little effect on the road casualties,
though between the third and fourth year there was slight fall in number of
accidents, even though the amount of fines collected with help of speed cameras
rose eight folds in first 8 years after introduction, the amount of fines
collected rose by 400,000 in first 5 years and then sharply climbed in next
four years to 1,600,000.
Majority of respondents, 60%, did not seem to
be convinced about the usefulness of the cameras in reducing road accidents.
Similarly, an overwhelming number of respondents, 71%, felt that the primary
objective of cameras was to merely raise revenue. More than half of individuals
also felt that the number of installed cameras was more than required.
