PARAGRAPH ONE:
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drive more |
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safety |
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There is a new speed |
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drive more carefully |
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This is for 90 per cent |
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protect children |
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wants people to |
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slowly |
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reduce |
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of the city's streets |
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improve traffic |
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increase accidents |
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drive more safely to |
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limit of 25 mph |
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the limit will |
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accidents |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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Most countries have |
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have no speed limit |
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Some have a minimum |
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was 10 mph |
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The world's first speed limit |
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a maximum speed |
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This was in the |
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die each year |
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The world's highest |
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speed |
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Some of the world's roads |
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accidents |
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1.24 million people |
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UK in 1861 |
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traffic |
h. |
limit is 140 kph |
Drivers in New York have to (1) ___________________. There is a new speed limit of 25 mph (40 kph). This is for 90 per cent of (2) ___________________. The Department of Transportation wants people to (3) ___________________ and reduce accidents and deaths. The city's mayor wants to (4) ___________________. He said many people in New York think people must drive more safely (5) ___________________ and old people. Other people say the limit will (6) ___________________.
Most countries have (7) ___________________ for cars, trucks, buses, etc. Some have a minimum speed. The world's first speed (8) ___________________ (16 kmh). This was in the UK in 1861. The world's (9) ___________________ 140 kmh (87 mph) in Poland and Bulgaria. (10) ___________________ roads have no speed limit, like the Autobahns in Germany. The WHO said 1.24 million (11) ___________________ year in traffic accidents. This number (12) ___________________ drove slowly.
DriversinNewYorkhavetodrivemoreslowly.Thereisanewspeedlimitof
25mph(40kph).Thisisfor90percentofthecity'sstreets.TheDepartme
ntofTransportationwantspeopletodrivemorecarefullyandreduceacci
dentsanddeaths.Thecity'smayorwantstoimprovetrafficsafety.Hesai
dmanypeopleinNewYorkthinkpeoplemustdrivemoresafelytoprotect
childrenandoldpeople.Otherpeoplesaythelimitwillincreaseaccidents
.Mostcountrieshaveamaximumspeedforcars,trucks,buses,etc.Som
ehaveaminimumspeed.Theworld'sfirstspeedlimitwas10mph(16kph
).ThiswasintheUKin1861.Theworld'shighestlimitis140kph(87mph)i
nPolandandBulgaria.Someoftheworld'sroadshavenospeedlimit,liket
heAutobahnsinGermany.TheWHOsaid1.24millionpeopledieeachyea
rintrafficaccidents.Thisnumbercouldfallifpeopledroveslowly.
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