▶ Your Answer :
Both
reading and listening passage deal with the topic about installation of traffic
cameras. The reading passages holds negative view over installing traffic
cameras due to many drawbacks. On the other hand, the listening passage
disputes the reading by claiming downsides of traffic cameras are overblown.
First,
the writer in the reading asserts that traffic cameras put a heavy strain on
government budgets as cameras are expensive to purchase. On the contrary, the
speaker in the listening rebuffs the writer by explaining traffic cameras
actually bring more revenue to the government as they are non-stop devices that
gives more tickets than human policemen. Speaker further explains that traffic
cameras are much cheaper than policemen to patron the street.
Second,
the author in the reading lecture mentions that traffic cameras are prone to
error. Thus, they sometimes
malfunction, resulting in inaccurate speed measurement or incorrect
determination. However, the professor in
the listening lecture contends this statement by describing that this drawback
can be simply corrected. The professor speaks that recorded videos not only
capture license plate but also driver's face as well. Moreover, video
technician will first go through the checking process and then will be passed
on to law enforcement officers for double-check. Thus, the error caused by
traffic cameras will be significantly reduced.
Lastly,
the reading passage insists that traffic cameras can invade privacy as they can
be set up virtually anywhere near a public road. On the contrary, the lecturer
in the listening argues over the reading passage for this point of view. The
lecturer elaborates that traffic cameras do not invade privacy as watching over
recorded videos are only allowed to certain authorities such as technicians and
policies under strict process. |