Collision Avoidance Technology (CAT) is the latest technology

Since only "C" says why the CAT is not expected to bring down the accident rates IN THE LONG RUN (drivers will drive more recklessly if they think they are safe).

The answer should be C.

IMO, we can easliy eliminate A, D and E because none of these options is actually addressing the heart of the issue.

B is really tempting. But the key here is that, car makers currently do not make in their cars. This does not address the issue of "longer run" as currently is not representative of changes that can happen in future.

Option C is the best because it shows that the safety that will be added can be nullified by increased wrecklessness which the paradox is exactly all about.

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.

'A' actually is opposite of what we require. The "27% less claims", that number would be more in real life. Because total accidents in case of normal cars may turn out to be more than reported accidents. .....................Can be eliminated.


B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.

'B' is not relevant to the question asked....................Can be eliminated.


C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.

'C' makes sense. Drivers may not worry about collisions since they have CATs in their Cars. That may lead to more probability for collision even if CATs are there.


D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.

'D' Other technologies failed doesn't mean CAT will fail too!!!....................Can be eliminated.


E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.

'E' is again not relevant to the question asked...................Can be eliminated.



ANSWER: C

PARADOX: During the research the CAT proved that it is helpful in decreasing the number of the insurance claims. However, researchers concluded that the CAT will not decrease the RATES of auto accidents IN THE LONG RUN. Why? (Key words are important)

A talks about the increase in the number of insurance claims. We are interested in what may happen before the accident (will it happen or not), not after the accident. Thus OUT.

B says that not all cars are going to have the CAT currently. Two objections to B: 1. we are interested in what would happen if the CAT is already set up in the car, not in cars without the CAT. 2. the stimulus says ‘in the long run’, not ‘currently ‘. OUT

D. We are considering the capability of the CAT, not other technologies. OUT

E. The fact that research was conducted only two months instead of 24 doesn’t disprove its authenticity.

C. Bingo! Overconfidence may make drivers prone to reckless drive. 83 % of a greater number is greater than the similar % of a smaller number.

Hence C
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Which of the following most helps to explain the above situation?

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.
WRONG. There is no direct dependence between the insurance claim and rates of auto incidents
B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.
WRONG. In sentence is discussing the current situation, it isn't influence on the conclusion
C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.
RIGHT. Explain the mechanism - why rates of auto incidents will increase, even CAT exists.
D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.
WRONG. Out of scope
E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.
WRONG. Out of scope

A. "the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners".
This weakens the argument. If the inclination to make an insurance claim is high and inspite of that there is a reduction in the claims then the system should work.

B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.
we cannot find a conclusion from limited information

C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly. CORRECT

D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.
Irrelevant
E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.
This leads us to no concrete finding

imo option c
as there is a discrepancy which has to be explained, so the option has to state an inspite of technology why there is increase in accident,

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners. ( dont explain the discrepancy)
B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars. ( dont explain the discrepancy)
C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.( perfectly explains the discrepancy)
D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.( irrelevant)
E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years. ( irrelevant)

Collision Avoidance Technology (CAT) is the latest technology for improving the safety of drivers on the road. In a recent study conducted by the Highway Data Loss Institute (HDLI), the researchers found that individuals driving the Volvo XC60—a specific model equipped with CAT—reported 27 percent fewer auto insurance claims than did drivers of comparable vehicles. In spite of this, the research concluded that CAT is not expected to significantly bring down the rates of auto accidents in the long run.

BID : a plan /mechanism if installed will not be able to curb accidents
Assumption :
1)research is capable enough
2)Cat wouldn't eliminate all possibility of accidents

possible negatives :
either the car is of unsafe criteria
people are more prone to reckless driving on CAT installation



Which of the following most helps to explain the above situation?

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners. Irrelevant

B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars. :so what we have no info on whether type of cars with no fitting outnumber the cars with fitting

C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.in line with our pre-thinking more reckless more accidents

D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful. irrelevant

E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years. irrelevant

Question stem: The research concluded that CAT is not expected to significantly bring down the rates of auto accidents in the long run.

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.
Does not explain why The cat is not expected to significantly bring down the rates
B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.
Does not explain why CAT wont bring down the prices, the reason mentioned is problems of fixing CAT
C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.
This would explain why CAT will not bring the rates down. This is the answer
D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.
Other tech may have different issues
E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.
This does not explain why it will not bring the rates down

Answer C

Collision Avoidance Technology (CAT) is the latest technology for improving the safety of drivers on the road. In a recent study conducted by the Highway Data Loss Institute (HDLI), the researchers found that individuals driving the Volvo XC60—a specific model equipped with CAT—reported 27 percent fewer auto insurance claims than did drivers of comparable vehicles. In spite of this, the research concluded that CAT is not expected to significantly bring down the rates of auto accidents in the long run.

Type- Paradox
Conclusion-- CAT is supposed to prevent accidents but still due to some reason, the rates of accidents are not going to get down


Which of the following most helps to explain the above situation?

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.
B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.
C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.//More reckless driving will lead to more accidents
D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.
E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.

Collision Avoidance Technology (CAT) is the latest technology for improving the safety of drivers on the road. In a recent study conducted by the Highway Data Loss Institute (HDLI), the researchers found that individuals driving the Volvo XC60—a specific model equipped with CAT—reported 27 percent fewer auto insurance claims than did drivers of comparable vehicles. In spite of this, the research concluded that CAT is not expected to significantly bring down the rates of auto accidents in the long run.

Which of the following most helps to explain the above situation?

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.-Irrelevant.We are not concerned about a particular segment of car but the entire automobiles accident ratios.

B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.-Out of Scope-research about CAT fitted automobiles are into consideration .
C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.-BINGO.Because of the installation of CAT the attitude of drivers become carefree while driving and hence increase in accidents

D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.-Out of Scope-Are we really concerned about other technologies here.
E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.-Out of scope

Quest: most helps to explain the paradox.
Premise: CAT system installed in vehicles reported fewer auto claims.
Conclusion: CAT system is not expected to bring down rates of accidents in long run.
Assumptions: if people can drive safer than before, why wouldn't the number of accidents decrease?

(A) this potentially means that the num of accidents could decrease, which is exactly contrary to the report.
(B) "some" makers can't fit the CAT system "currently", doesn't mean they won't be able to fit it in the future; also, "some" could be 1 or more manufacturers.
(D) this is out of scope, we are referring to the CAT system only, not others.
(E) the time this research took doesn't explain the discrepancy above.

Answer (C): if drivers feel safer with the CAT system, then they might feel safer driving faster or "recklessly", which explains why the system would not decrease the num of accidents in the long run.

Collision Avoidance Technology (CAT) is the latest technology for improving the safety of drivers on the road. In a recent study conducted by the Highway Data Loss Institute (HDLI), the researchers found that individuals driving the Volvo XC60—a specific model equipped with CAT—reported 27 percent fewer auto insurance claims than did drivers of comparable vehicles. In spite of this, the research concluded that CAT is not expected to significantly bring down the rates of auto accidents in the long run.

Which of the following most helps to explain the above situation?
Solution:
We have to explain that even if the auto insurance claims were less than the drivers of comparable vehicles, CAT will not bring down the accidents in the long run. lets analyse all the available options to establish a link.
A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.-Irrelvant. This statement states that the frequency of insuarance claims must be higher than the other car's claim if this is true, it in turns supports the study conducted by HDLI & therefore CAT should bring down the accident rates.
B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.- out of scope. this argument talks about the after effects of CAT fitted in a car
C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly. - Yes, this explains the link between the two, safety system as good as CAT gives drivers the incentive to drive it more recklessly than they usually do and hence the accident rates won't be brought down.
D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.- Irrelevant. We are not talking about other technologies here. this argument is only concerned with CAT
E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.- Even so, the research could have been more qualitative and would have finished early than expected. This doesn't help to know why the accident rates won't go down

The paradox in the given question is that even CAT is designed to improve safety of drivers on road, and its use in car XC60 has led to reduction in insurance claims by 27%, a research still concludes that CAT will not bring down auto accidents in long run.

A correct answer choice will solve the paradox without changing any premises/facts given in the argument.

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.
Tries to change premise. Incorrect.

B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.
irrelevant

C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.
This choice says that presence of CAT, which enhances safety of the car and driver, will give an incentive to the driver to be less careful while driving and drive the car recklessly. Hence, even though CAT will function as intended, the reckless behavior of the driver will increase the chances of him getting into an acident, preventing CAT from bringing down the rate of auto-accidents. This is the correct answer choice.

D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.
Out of context

E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.
irrelevant

Answer: C

A. Since Volvo XC60 is one of the most expensive models in the market, the propensity of an XC60 owner to make an insurance claim is generally higher than the average propensity of other car owners.
THis doesn't help us understand how the remaning were not making the claim therefore out

B. A car needs to make specific space arrangement for fitting in the CAT equipment, an arrangement that some car makers currently do not make in their cars.
THis doesn't make the car with CAT ineffecient therefore out

C. Many drivers will see the enhanced safety of the car as a reason to drive more recklessly.
THis definitely is a valid reason for resolving the issue therefore let us hang on to it

D. There are other technologies currently in the market that also improve the safety of the drivers, but none of them has been successful.
Similar reasoning as B

E. The research conducted by HDLI was carried out for only a few months against an earlier budgeted time of two years.
Time frame is not a major concern if a method is fullproof then definitely the effeciency will be inevitabily showcased therefor eout



Therefore IMO C