Lesson 6
Red light runners
Text:
The San Francisco department of traffic is installing cameras at street intersections. The cameras take pictures of cars running red lights. Each camera captures eighty to one hundred cars running red lights a day. Running red lights is a big problem in San Francisco. A policeman says he could write tickets all day just for that. Running red lights causes about one thousand accidents a year. The cameras show drivers not pay attention. They read maps. They talk on cell phone. They look at buildings. The camera sometimes captures the movement when the accident happens. The drivers look surprise. Sometimes they look angry. The camera seems to pay off. There are 40% fewer red light runners at the intersections with cameras. They city has ordered twenty more cameras.
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The San Francisco department of traffic is installing cameras at street intersections. The cameras take pictures of cars running red lights. Each camera captures eighty to one hundred cars running red lights a day. Running red lights is a big problem in San Francisco. A policeman says he could write tickets all day just for that. Running red lights causes about one thousand accidents a year. The cameras show drivers not pay attention. They read maps. They talk on cell phone. They look at buildings. The camera sometimes captures the movement when the accident happens. The drivers look surprise. Sometimes they look angry. The camera seems to pay off. There are 40% fewer red light runners at the intersections with cameras. They city has ordered twenty more cameras.
Dialogue:
Running red lights
Woman: A report says running red lights causes one thousand traffic accidents every year.
Man: It’s horrible. Why do drivers run red lights then?
Woman: Maybe they know they shouldn’t run a red light, but when they are driving they don’t pay enough attention to traffic lights.
Man: Talking on the cell phone while driving is very dangerous too. It increases the chance of accidents.
Woman: I know. If policeman catches you using the cell phone while driving, you will be fined. |