Road transport in India is considered more useful than rail transport because of the following reasons-
- Roads make every village and hamlet reachable.
- Construction cost of roads is much lower than that of the railway line.
- Roads can be constructed even in the areas of difficult terrain and where railway lines do not exist.
- Roads offer door to door service and thereby, reduce the cost of loading and unloading.
- The movement of goods is safer through road transport as the chances of pilferage are lesser than in the railways.
- Road transport provides link between railway stations and ports and their hinterlands.