Road transportation is most commonly used mean of transport for travelling and carrying people and goods from one place to another. Main advantages and disadvantages of road transport can be highlighted as follows:
Merits Or Advantages Or Benefits Of Road Transport
1. Small Investment
It requires less investment to operate road transportation. constructing the road needs low capital than laying the railway track. Automobiles (such as trucks, tempo, bus etc) can be purchased at low cost as compared to ships, trains and airplanes.
2. Door To Door Services
Water transport, railway transport and air transport cannot provide door to door service. It is possible only through road transportation.
3. Not Suitable For Long Distance
3. Flexibility
It is another notable advantage of road transportation. It is more flexible than other modes of transportation because there is no fix way and schedule and can be operated at any time through different routes.
4. Cheaper
It is a cheaper mean of transporting people and goods to short distance.
5. Suitable For Perishable Goods
It is suitable for transporting perishable goods such as milk, fruits, vegetables, fish etc. safely from producers to final consumers.
6. Service In Rural Areas
It can provide transportation service in the rural areas where other forms of transport (rail, water and air transport) cannot be operated.
Disadvantages Or Drawbacks Of Road Transportation
1. High Risk
Road transportation involves very high risk of accidents. So, it is not as safe as other modes of transportation.
2. Slow Speed
It is slower than other means of transportation.
Road transportation is not appropriate for long distance travel because it is uncomfortable and costly.
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4, Not Suitable For Heavy Goods
It is not appropriate to carry bulky and heavy items through road transport.
5. Seasonal Nature
It is not reliable during rainy season because of flood and poor road conditions.
6. Irregular
Road transportation lacks regularity because there is no fix route and schedule.
