Question 4160
According to a study conducted in Spain, drivers who smoke...
- are involved in the same number of accidents as non-smokers.
- tend to evaluate traffic situations as more dangerous.
- are involved in twice as many accidents as non-smokers.
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Correct answer: are involved in twice as many accidents as non-smokers.
In a survey of drivers in Zaragoza, the proportion of smokers who had been in an accident in the past year was twice that of nonsmokers. Finding your cigarette, lighting it, or tapping off the ash distracts you, and while holding it, you keep only one hand on the steering wheel, like the driver in the image.