Question 325
MediumOriginal questionAbout 1.16 million people die in road crashes every year, and between 20 and 50 million more are injured, many of them left with a . Road crashes are the leading cause of death for children and young people aged 5 to 29. Low- and middle-income countries have about 60 per cent of the world's vehicles, but 92 per cent of the world's road deaths.
More than half of those killed are , cyclists and motorcyclists, the road users with the least protection. Men are about three times as likely as women to die in a crash.
Speed is one of the biggest dangers. Every 1 per cent rise in average speed raises the risk of a crash by 4 per cent. For a pedestrian hit by a car, the risk of death rises four and a half times between 50 and 65 kilometres an hour. Drivers who use a mobile phone are about four times more likely to crash.
Simple protection works. Wearing a helmet correctly can cut a motorcyclist's risk of death by more than six times. Wearing a seat-belt can reduce the risk of death for people in a car by up to half, and child seats reduce the deaths of babies by 71 per cent.
The United Nations has set a of halving the number of road deaths and injuries by 2030.
What is the main point of the fourth paragraph?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
It opens with "Simple protection works" and gives figures for helmets, seat-belts and child seats.
Worth noting
Mobile phones are discussed in the paragraph before, as a danger.
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