Listen to the mp3 file and choose the best answer for each question.
Chose the correct answer.
1. What does Neil say about the American Road accident figures?
- They have improved recently.
- A minority of accidents are caused by aggressive driving.
- Some form of Road rage causes about one third of these casualties.
2. Why does Neil believe cars are being used more often as weapons?
- People preferred this to one-to-one physical confrontation.
- Cars are getting faster and more powerful.
- People are afraid of carjacking.
3. Why does Beth mention her father and how driving was in his day?
- To demonstrate that Road rage existed in the past but on a smaller scale.
- To demonstrate that people drove very well in the past.
- To demonstrate that people's reactions to bad driving have changed remarkably.
4. Which of these does Neil not mention as a contributing factor towards an increase in road rage?
- New Road construction has not kept up with increase in traffic quantity.
- New Road construction has not kept up with increase in traffic quantity.
- High traffic periods being concentrated in the mornings and evenings.
- People being increasingly in a rush and not leaving enough time for journeys.
5. What does the expression "unforeseen circumstances" mean in the context of this radio program?
- People are surprised at the destructive force of a car.
- People are surprised by the aggressiveness of other drivers.
- People don't expect such heavy sentences for traffic offences.
6. What basic advice does Neil give at the end of his talk with Beth?
- Drive slower.
- Get to work earlier.
- Leave home earlier.