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The number of aircraft collisions on the ground is increasing because of the substantial increase in the number of flights operated by the airlines. Many of the fatalities that occur in such collisions are caused not by the collision itself, but by an inherent flaw in the cabin design of most aircraft, in which seats, by restricting access to emergency exits, impede escape. Therefore, to reduce the total number of fatalities that result annually from such collisions, the airlines should be required to remove all seats that restrict access to emergency exits.
Which one of the following proposals, if implemented together with the proposal made in the passage, would improve the prospects for achieving the stated objective of reducing fatalities?
(A) The airlines should be required, when buying new planes, to buy only planes with unrestricted access to emergency exits.
(B) The airlines should not be permitted to increase further the number of flights in order to offset the decrease in the number of seats on each aircraft.
(C) Airport authorities should be required to streamline their passenger check-in procedures to accommodate the increased number of passengers served by the airlines.
(D) Airport authorities should be required to refine security precautions by making them less conspicuous without making them less effective.
(E) The airlines should not be allowed to increase the ticket price for each passenger to offset the decrease in the number of seats on each aircraft.
Which one of the following proposals, if implemented together with the proposal made in the passage, would improve the prospects for achieving the stated objective of reducing fatalities?
(A) The airlines should be required, when buying new planes, to buy only planes with unrestricted access to emergency exits.
(B) The airlines should not be permitted to increase further the number of flights in order to offset the decrease in the number of seats on each aircraft.
(C) Airport authorities should be required to streamline their passenger check-in procedures to accommodate the increased number of passengers served by the airlines.
(D) Airport authorities should be required to refine security precautions by making them less conspicuous without making them less effective.
(E) The airlines should not be allowed to increase the ticket price for each passenger to offset the decrease in the number of seats on each aircraft.
16 Apr 2021, 06:30
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
(A) No. The given proposal already covers this situation: the obstructing seats in the new aircraft would be removed.
(B) Yes. The passage states “The number of aircraft collisions on the ground is increasing because of the substantial increase in the number of flights operated by the airlines.” So increasing the number of flights should also increase the number fatalities.
(C) No. Although this might reduce the amount of time passengers have to wait at airports, it would not affect the likelihood of on-ground aircraft collisions so long as the number of flights remains unchanged.
(D) No. This may be a wise business policy, but it does not increase safety.
(E) No. This does not increase safety. In fact, it might decrease safety: if ticket prices are allowed to rise, the number of tickets sold might decrease, which in turn would decrease congestion at the exits.
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I chose A over B thinking that ensuring future unrestricted access will work with removing restricted access, but I guess it's wrong because airlines will continue to remove restricted seating anyway.
Can someone please explain why B is right? I don't see how lights affect the argument. Is it meant to be "flights"? That would make more sense to me as fewer flights, less chance of ground collision.
Someone please help! Thank you!
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Can someone please explain why B is right? I don't see how lights affect the argument. Is it meant to be "flights"? That would make more sense to me as fewer flights, less chance of ground collision.
Someone please help! Thank you!
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