The Elderly have done great things for our country. Unfortunately, they don’t even have money to ride buses. Many of the elderly are very poor. The elderly should ride public transportation for free because roads will be safer, and we should compensate them for developing our country. Therefore, the elderly should ride public transportation for free.
First, If elderly people don’t drive a lot, the road will become safer, and it will have positive effects. According to statistics from World Health Rankings, in 2017, 6040 people died because of road traffic accidents in South Korea. If the elderly don’t drive, traffic accidents will decrease. It will also be safer for people who are walking because they won’t die from car crashes. it is also safer for the elderly because they won’t have the need to drive.
Second, the Elderly should ride public transportation for free because we should appreciate their help. According to Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia, our country’s economy developed because of the elderly. We should thank them and appreciate their help because, without them, our economy would not have grown. Because they did hard work for our country, now we are wealthier than in the past. After the Korean War, South Korea became poor, so the elderly went to other countries to work, and they borrowed money and technology to promote our industry. Many elderly worked hard in the factories, built ships, and made goods, so they should not be compensated with free public transportation.
Writer: Grace Jun
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