Media Literacy

Question 5 • EA Language Arts 9 -Credit Recovery

Which excerpt from the Click It or Ticket Mobilization Media Campaign best expresses that seat belts greatly improve safety?

Answer

In 2012, 3,031 additional lives could have been saved if all unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants 5 and older involved in fatal crashes had worn their seat belts.

Those who drive and ride in pickup trucks may think that their large vehicle will protect them more than other vehicles in a crash.

More men than women die every year in motor vehicle traffic crashes. In 2012, 65 percent of the 21,667 passenger vehicle occupants killed were men.

Local law enforcement officers are actually trained to spot seat belt violations at night, so just because it’s dark, don’t think they won’t be able to spot unbelted drivers.

Explanation

Choice A shows the safety benefit directly: 3,031 additional lives could have been saved if people in fatal crashes had worn seat belts. That evidence makes clear that seat belts greatly improve the chance of surviving a crash. The other excerpts focus on pickup truck beliefs, differences in crash deaths between men and women, or enforcement of seat belt laws.

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