ananthpatri wrote:
Instead of blaming an automobile accident on driver error, insurance companies should first try to figure out why the error was made by analyzing flaws in road design, automobile designs and in criteria to determine eligibility for a driver's license. Only then will the insurance companies be able to effectively issue guidelines to prevent future accidents, instead of merely punishing the incidental driver.
Which of the following is a presupposition of the argument above?
Premise- Don't blame driver error, Do RCA of error by analyzing Road design, Auto design and eligibility criteria
Conclusion - Be able to Effectively issue guidelines to prevent accidents, punishing driver is not effective.
Jump - By not focusing on driver's fault but on design & eligibility process flaws accident prevention guidelines can be issued
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(A) Driver error is not a significant factor in most automobile accidents.
Even if the driver error is significant factor, analyzing error would give the same conclusionQuote:
(B) Automobile manufacturers should be the agents who investigate automobile accidents and not insurance companies.
Doesn't affect the conclusionQuote:
(C) Stricter government regulation of the automobile and highway construction industries would make automobile travel safer.
Govt Regulation doesn't affect prevention through guidelinesQuote:
(D) Investigation of automobile accidents should contribute to the prevention of future accidents.
Firstly, Investigation of an accident may or may not mean analysis. I think, Investigation doesn't cover analysis of designs and eligibility criteria.
Investigation of accident may result in need for analysis, which will use multiple accidents as samples.
Secondly, the current form of Investigation, against the driver error, is probably contributing to prevention. Argument states that it is not contributing to effective guidelines.
Not effective doesn't mean no contribution.
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(E) Most drivers who make errors in driving repeat those errors unless they are retrained.
This statement says that except retraining any action on reducing driver error is pointless.
drivers will keep repeating those errors, so focus on something else i.e. analyze to issue guidelinesbut connecting road & vehicle analysis and DL criteria to retraining drivers is another assumption. Negation 1 - Drivers repeat errors even with retraining
Conclusion - Issuing guidelines can still be effectiveNegation 2 - Driver doesn't repeat errors without retraining
Conclusion - Issuing guidelines is not required