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Question
" Road transport is the most economical for short distances compared to railways in the world." Support the statement.
Solution
- Road transportation provides door-to-door service, which railways do not.
- Road transport requires less capital to build, maintain, and operate than railways.
- Railways do not provide services in remote areas, whereas roadways do. People in such areas have only one mode of transportation roads.
- Roadways do not cause any delays over short distances. Road travel is not influenced by factors such as fixed railway schedules.
- Furthermore, for short distances, roadways offer less transit damage risk than railways.
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