China's traffic accident toll highest in the world

时间：2007-04-17 07:28:14

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Chinanews, Beijing, Apr. 16 – Statistics from the Ministry1 of Public Security shows that over the past decade, China's traffic accident death toll2 has remained the highest in the world. Last year, about 89,000 people died in car accidents, averaging 200-300 people every day, a figure higher than the related figure in the United States, although the latter has far more cars than China, the Beijing Daily reported.

 

In order to drag down the high death rate, China plans to improve the road facilities. Recently, the China Highway Transportation Society announced that they plan to upgrade the sand barrels and concrete mounds3, which will provide a cushion when cars hit against them, with better facilities called bumping prevention railings. With this new facility, it is hoped that the death toll resulting from car accidents can be reduced to the minimum.

 

The bumping prevention railings are small in size. They take up only 0.1% of the road construction costs. The railings will be installed in the highway's blocking area. When a car hits on the front, the railings can cushion the hitting effect. When a car hits from the side, they can help it to turn back to its normal direction. If these bumping prevention railings are installed on all the highways across China, they can save the lives of 20,000 people over the next ten years.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
3 mounds dd943890a7780b264a2a6c1fa8d084a3     
土堆，土丘( mound的名词复数 )； 一大堆
参考例句：
  • We had mounds of tasteless rice. 我们有成堆成堆的淡而无味的米饭。
  • Ah! and there's the cemetery' - cemetery, he must have meant. 'You see the mounds? 啊，这就是同墓，”——我想他要说的一定是公墓，“看到那些土墩了吗？

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