16.We forgot about speed.To make roadways safer for teens,the nation has focused much attention on such critical issues as distracted (思想不集中的) driving and driving under the influence (of alcohol or drugs).But speeding---which is arguably even more critical---has largely escaped such notice.
In a study supported by insurer State Farm,the Governors Highway Safety Association found that over the past decade,there were 19,447speed-related crashes involving teen drivers,with speeding as a cause of deadly teen crashes rising from 30% to 33%.
If the US is to continue making progress in teen driving safety,it must address speeding,says Susan Ferguson,a highway safety consultant who authored the report.
"Speeding is something people aren't particularly concerned about,"Ferguson says."This is the first time,really,that we've focused on this issue.We've known for a while that speeding is an issue for young drivers,especially for young males,"she says.
Half of all deadly crashes involving 16-year-old drivers with three or more passengers are speeding-related,according to the report.
"Unless speeding is recognized as a dangerous behavior,much the same as alcohol-involved driving,it will continue to be difficult to address as a society,"the report says.
Peter Kissinger,president and CEO of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety,says,"A lot of the traffic safety community believes that the distracted driving debate has unnecessarily taken focus away from speeding and the contribution that speeding makes to the bigger picture."
Speeding is so deep-rooted in American culture,which will be difficult to address,Kissinger says.His group's Traffic Safety Culture Index,a survey of nearly 4,000people of driving age,found that 63% considered speeding on streets"completely unacceptable"---but 47% had done it in the past month.
The report offers recommendations for state and local governments and for parents.State and local police should enforce (執(zhí)行) speeding laws and use automated enforcement such as speed cameras.Parents should not purchase vehicles for their teenagers right away."When a teen first has a license,if they are the primary owner of a vehicle,they are more likely to speed"than in the family car,F(xiàn)erguson says.Also,parents should choose larger and newer cars and not high-performance vehicles.
32.The first paragraph is written toC.
A.give the causes of the problem
B.offer some solutions to the problem
C.introduce the topic of the text
D.a(chǎn)ttract readers with some simple facts
33.According to the text,distracted drivingA.
A.draws public attention away from speeding
B.is the primary cause of speeding
C.is easier to deal with than speeding
D.has begun to concern the traffic safety community
34.What can we conclude from the results of Kissinger's survey?A
A.Speeding is very common in the US.
B.Most American people tolerate speeding.
C.American culture is strongly against speeding.
D.Nearly half of US teen drivers are used to speeding.
35.Susan Ferguson advises parents toD.
A.prevent their teens from using the family car
B.encourage their children to have a license
C.buy cheap or used cars for their teens
D.put off buying their children a car.