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SECTION A- READING (20 MARKS)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
Each year nearly 1.2 million people die and millions of other are injured or disabled as a result of road traffic crashes
The vast majority (over 90%) of all road trafic deaths and injuries occur in low-income and middle income countries
In high-income countries, most of those killed or injured in road traffic crashes are drivers and passengers of
founshocled vehicles. In low-income and middle-income countries however, "vulnerable road users - pedestrians
cyclists and motercyclists and users of public transportation constitute a higher proportion of road users, and
consequently make up a larger proportion of those wjured or killed on the ronds
This report focuses on young rond users, defined as those under 25 years of age. The document highlights the
main risk factors for road traffic injuries, noting how many of these risks are clevated in South It stresses that
successful prevention programmes can be put in place to protect young people and presents examples of
interventions from different geographic and cultural contexts that have been shown to be effective
Children and young people under the age of 25 years account for over 30% of those killed and injured in road
traffic crashes. Of the 383046 road tratti c deaths that were recorded in this age group around the world at least half
were road users from the World Health Organization's African and South-East Asia Regions. However the highest
rates of road traffic fatalities in the 0.25 year age range occur among road users m the African and the Eastern
Mediterranean regions
Road traffic injuries among those under 25 years rank as the eighth leading cause of death around the world
However when analysed by five-year age groups the significance of road traffic injuries rises dramatically
Among 15-19 year-olds, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death, while among the 10-14 years and 20-21
years age groups they are the second leading cause of death
Children under five years of age and in particular intants under 1 year, bemg especially vulnerable to other liseuses
and conditions have the lowest ranking for road tratti c deaths.
On the basis of your reading and understanding of the above passage answer the following
Where does more than 90% of road tratti caccidents and injuries occur
(11) Are passengers of four-wheeled vehicles form the majority of those killed in road accidents in low and middle
income countries
(True False
account for 30% of those killed and injured in road trafli c crashes.
(iv) Which age group is least affected by road accidents and injuries"
(V) Identify the word in para 2 which means to be at risk
(a) disabled
(b) intervention
(c) vulnerable
(d) killed
(vi) The highest rate of road traffic fatalities in the 0-25 year age range is in the
(a) low and middle-income countries,
(b) African and the Lastern Mediterranean regions
(c) Irigh-income counties
(d) African and South-East Asia Regions.
(vii) Road accidents and injuries is the second leading cause of death in the age group of
(a) 10-14 (b) 20-24
(c) both (c) and (d)
d) 15-19
(v) Vulnerable road users' are
ta) young road users
(by car drivers
(by form a high proporfson of road users in low and middle income families
(d) passengers of four-wheeled vehicle​

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Answer 2

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In low-income and middle-income countries however, "vulnerable road users - pedestrians

cyclists and motercyclists and users of public transportation constitute a higher proportion of road users, and

consequently make up a larger proportion of those wjured or killed on the roads

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