Traffic Cop: Most people in this city assume that drivers who speed

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Traffic Cop: Most people in this city assume that drivers who speed are more likely to cause accidents than are drivers who “crawl,” or consistently drive ten or more miles below the speed limit. But while accidents involving speeding drivers tend to be more graphic and thus more prone to becoming fixed in the public memory, drivers who crawl are actually responsible for far more traffic accidents throughout the city.

Which of the following, if true, best explains the unexpected result given above?

(A) Drivers who “crawl” are more likely to excite other drivers to drive recklessly in attempts to get around them.

(B) Drivers who speed cause more fatal accidents than do drivers who “crawl.”

(C) Most people in the city dislike drivers who speed.

(D) Drivers who “crawl” tend to drive safer cars than drivers who speed.

(E) Drivers who speed are unlikely to obey posted traffic signs.

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Shwarma · Answer

Option A
 
Crawlers are - RESPONSIBLE for higher accidents

so explain that 
I feel Option A is the only one that does a good job

vikasgoswami20 · Answer

B
Fatal accidents leave more graphic memory

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vikasgoswami20 · Answer

B
Fatal accidents leave more graphic memory

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prantorboni · Answer

Traffic Cop: Most people in this city assume that drivers who speed are more likely to cause accidents than are drivers who “crawl,” or consistently drive ten or more miles below the speed limit. But while accidents involving speeding drivers tend to be more graphic and thus more prone to becoming fixed in the public memory, drivers who crawl are actually responsible for far more traffic accidents throughout the city.

Accidents involving speeding drivers tend to be more graphic and thus more prone to becoming fixed in the public memory, drivers who crawl are actually responsible for far more traffic accidents throughout the city.

Which of the following, if true, best explains the unexpected result given above?

Two things can be taken into consideration to explains the unexpected result. Firstly , Accidents involving speeding more prone to becoming fixed in the public memory. Secondly, drivers who crawl are actually responsible for far more traffic accidents.
 
Now, consider option B which aligns with our first presumption.  (B) Drivers who speed cause more fatal accidents than do drivers who “crawl.”

Answer: B.

Bunuel · Answer

Veritas Prep Official Solution:

A

In this  Explain the Paradox  question, find an answer choice that explains how drivers who go slow could be responsible for more accidents than drivers who go fast.

Answer choice (A) proposes that slow drivers incite recklessness in others, behavior that might lead to accidents, making (A) a potential explanation and a strong possible answer. None of the other choices explain how slow drivers could cause more accidents than fast drivers, so the partial explanation in (A) is the best answer choice; this is often the case in Explain questions.

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