20100129 Dangerous Driving Habits (2)

Dangerous Driving Habits

Techno-distractions
As technology becomes even more portable, it leads to more distractions inside the car. Studies show that using a cell phone while driving increases one's risk of a car accident by 400 percent! And while the hands-free versions are safer, they're not risk-free either. Whether you're dialing a number or just conversing with someone, cell phones prevent you from fully concentrating on your driving. While talking on cell phones has proven to be risky behavior, texting while driving can be even worse.

Research suggests that this all-too-common practice might be even more dangerous than drinking and driving. A study by Car and Driver magazine found that texting drivers had slower reaction times than drinking drivers! A separate study revealed that when drivers were texting, their collision risk was 23 times higher than when they weren't texting. Drivers traveling 55 mph covered around 360 feet in the nearly five seconds
that they were looking at their phones!

The best advice
Are you guilty of any of these dangerous driving habits? If so, make some changes today - for your sake and others"!


converse v. 交談/談話
=> talk with someone
converse with someone
eg: I conversed with my lawyer for hours about my case.
eg: Conversing with computer game characters is lots of fun.

risk n. 風險/冒險
risky adj. 危險的
=> have risks
eg: Experts warn that investing money in the stock market is quite risky right now.
eg: The operation might be risky, but it's also necessary.

research n. (學術)研究/調查/探究

collision n. 相撞/碰撞
=> two large things crash/smash/hit each other usually with a lot of force
eg: Hundreds of passengers were injured in the train collision.
eg: The collision between those two cars was caused by heavy rain.
eg: The motorist was in a collision with a truck.

guilty adj. 有罪的/犯...罪的

techno
=> technology


//== Chat room ==//

free 免費的

feel free to do something 可以沒有拘束自由地做某事

-free 如果放在名詞字尾，就表示沒有那東西
hands-free 非手持式的
risk-free 毫無風險的
sugar-free 無糖的
fat-free 沒有脂肪的
toll-free 免付費的

//== Grammar on the Go ==//

Studies show...
Research suggests....
A study found...
A separate study revealed..

according to the research => less direct

主詞 + show/suggests/found/revealed/discovered/confirmed/established
=> present your informaiton in a more direct way