Day 21

What inference does the passage support regarding backover data?

• that the data presented so far is inconclusive
  
• that backovers make up a number of traffic-crash fatalities
  
• that more children are injured than are actually killed in these accidents
  
• that backovers do not make up a significant number of traffic-crash fatalities

Based on the passage, you can infer that these accidents are particularly devastating because

• victims are often adults.
  
• the driver is often a relative.
  
• there are usually no witnesses.
  
• they happen on private property.

Based on the information in the passage, which combination is least likely to result in a backover accident?

• a full-size SUV and a petite, elderly woman
  
• a full-size sedan and a twenty-year-old man
  
• an Airstream motorhome and a ten-year-old child
  
• a full-size pick up truck and a three-year-old child

Based on the information from the passage, which of these combinations would be most likely to result in a driveway backover?

• midsize sedan and an elderly woman
  
• compact car and two-year old toddler
  
• full size truck and a thirty-year-old man
  
• sport-utility vehicle and two-year-old toddler

What inference does the passage support regarding blind spots?

• Blind spots are larger in small, compact automobiles.
  
• The vehicle driver is to blame for backover accidents.
  
• Blind spots have only recently become a widespread problem.
  
• Some readers may be unfamiliar with the phrase blind spots.