CarcrashesarethetopkillerofAmericanteenagers.Mostofthecrashesresultfromdistracteddrivingnotpayingattentiontotheroad.
RyanDidonewasafifteen-year-oldpassengerinacarthathitatree.Hewasoneofthenation'smorethanthirtythousandvictimsoftrafficcrashesin2008.Nearlyfourthousanddeathsabouttwelvepercentinvolveddriversagedfifteentotwenty.Ryan'sfatherThomasDidoneisapolicecaptaininMontgomeryCountyMaryland.Hesaid"Itwasaninexperiencedimmaturedriverwhofeltthathewasinvincible(不可战胜的)drivingatnightwithacarloadofkids.Hewasdistractedhewasgoingtoofastanditendedupcausingonedeathandsomeupsettingexperiencesandtragedyfortherestofthecommunity."
JimJenningsfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaid"Thenumberonecauseofdistracted-drivingaccidentsisthemobilephone.Talkingonthephoneorreachingforitislikedrinkingfourbeersanddriving.Ifyou'retextingwhiledrivingyouaretwenty-threetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthansomebodywhoisn't.
Reachingforacellphonewhenit'sgoingoffyou'reninetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthannormallydriving"TheinsuranceindustryrecentlyheldasafetyeventnearWashingtonforteendrivers.
Atfirstnineteen-year-oldKevinSchumanneasilyavoidedlargeinflatabledollsthrowninfrontofthecartorepresentchildren.Healsoavoidedorangeconesrepresentingtheedgeoftheroad.Thenaspartofthetesthestartedtexting.Hehitseveralconesandatleastonedoll.
DebbiePickfordfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaid"Teensareespeciallyatriskfromdistracteddriving—andnotjustbecausetheylackexperienceontheroads.Whatweknowfromresearchonteenbraindevelopmentisthatteensdon'treallyhavefullydevelopedbrainsuntiltheyaretwenty-fiveyearsold.Youputthosetwothingstogetherandyougetamuchmuchhigherrisk.”
小题1:Accordingtothepassage_____isthemostlikelytoleadtoatrafficaccidentwhileyouaredriving.