The Dangers of Typing SMS while Driving
The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that mobile communications are linked to a significant increasein distracted driving which resultsin injury and loss of life.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent ofall fatal crashes – with 3.092 people killed – and crashes resulting in an injury – with 416,000 people wounded.
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted.
Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. Distracted driving endangers life and property and the current levels of injury and loss are unacceptable.
From the text, we know that…
A. The mobilephone should be banned in the street
B. Distracted driving makes accident more rarely to happen
C. Most of the accident caused by the condition of the road
D. 18 percent offatal crashes were caused by unnoticed street signs
E. Drivers involved in caraccidents admitted they were texting when they crashed
Jawab: E
Dari tekstersebut, dapat diketahui bahwa para pengemudi yang terlibat kecelakaan mengaku sedang menulis pesan singkat ketika terjadi kecelakaan. Jadi, jawabannya adalah Drivers involved in caraccidents admitted they were texting when they crashed.
