新托福閱讀資料:開車慢一樣有危險

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    開車慢點就一定安全么?答案是不一定。今天的新托福閱讀特訓(xùn)資料我們就來聊聊慢速開車的危害。
    Slow drivers 'are among most dangerous on roads' and cause crashe.
    慢速前行的司機(jī)是道路上最危險的因素之一并且會容易引發(fā)撞車事故。
    Slow drivers are one of the biggest dangers on the road and should be treated like speeders, a report says.
    一篇報道稱:慢性子司機(jī)是道路上最危險的因素之一,也必須像處理超速者一樣對待。
    Nearly a third of motorists have had a 'near miss' caused by someone travelling slowly.
    將近三分之一的司機(jī)由于慢速司機(jī)差點出了車禍。
    

    These drivers create such frustration that six out of ten motorists feel stress rise and about half are tempted to 'undertake'.
    這些司機(jī)會產(chǎn)生這樣的沮喪感,十分之六的司機(jī)會感到壓力上升,有一半司機(jī)試圖嘗試去“接受”。
    It has led to calls for a crackdown on slow drivers including the setting of minimum limits or even ‘slow speed’ cameras.
    它呼吁打擊慢行司機(jī),包括調(diào)到最低速度的人或者甚至是慢速的“照相機(jī)”。
    Transport Department figures show 143 accidents a year are caused directly by slow drivers.
    交通部門的數(shù)據(jù)表明每年有143個事故是直接由慢行司機(jī)引起的。
    The report notes: ’In reaction to these slow drivers, almost half (45%) of motorists risk overtaking, thus increasing the chances of an accident.
    這篇報道指出:“對于這些慢行司機(jī),幾乎45%的司機(jī)會冒險超車,這反而增加了發(fā)生事故的概率。”
    'Although minimum speed limits are enforced on some UK motorways, there are few preventative measures that are used widely.'
    盡管一些英國高速公路上執(zhí)行著最低車速限制,但并沒有一些廣泛使用的保護(hù)措施。
    In 2011 the government introduced a scheme which allows for £100 on-the-spot fine for careless driving-including those that drive too slow, though there is little evidence of this being taken seriously by the authorities.
    在2011年,政府出臺了一個計劃,對不小心駕駛的司機(jī)允許收取100英鎊的罰款,這其中也包括駕駛速度過慢的司機(jī),盡管有很小的跡象表示當(dāng)局會正式的執(zhí)行這個計劃。
    More than a quarter (27 per cent) of drivers questioned want an explicit ‘ slow lane’ on roads to combat slow drivers.
    超過四分之一(27%)的司機(jī)質(zhì)問需要一個明確的慢車道來打擊這些慢行司機(jī)。
    Hot-spots for low middle lane hogs include the main A3 road between Surrey and Hampshire and the capital.
    設(shè)置中低速的車道的熱點地帶,包括A3薩里和新罕布什爾州和首都之間的主要公路。