The Freeways in Taiwan

      Freeway is a very convenient system of traffic. People who drives a car can use it to go to where it passes through quickly. Although the highest speed limit of the freeways in Taiwan is not as high as other contrary like the United States, it still doesn't take too much time from Taipei to Kaohsiung.

      Freeways are the most important highway in Taiwan. The first freeway was constructed in 1970s. It was really a milestone of traffic then although it just passed through the western Taiwan. Taking a train was not the only way to move from a place to another. After then, other routes were constructed continually. By far there are 8 different routes of freeway that have been constructed, and some of them are planning to extend the routes.

      However, though freeways make our lives be more convenient, they also bring some negative influences. One is that the business along the freeways would drop because people need not stay. For example, once Hsuehshan Tunnel had been constructed, the business of Pinglin, which is a midway town of the Freeway No.5, became very languished. Another influence is that the construction will destroy the environment. This issue is more important than any others.

      To sum up, constructing freeways makes our lives become more convenient, but it also bring some problems. How to strike a balance between the development and the protection of the environment is still a lesson for us.