■ Direction You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. You response will be judge on the basis of The quality of writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and the relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will be 150 to 225 words. ■ Question Summarize the points made in the lecture you just heard, explaining how they cast doubt on the points made in the reading
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The reading passage contends that the HOV(High occupancy vehicle) lanes is advantageous. On the other hand, the lecturer brings up several points that contradicts this argument.
First, the lecturer argues that there is concern about the safety of the HOV traffic system. This is mainly because by allowing people to commute faster, it makes the risk of accidents increase. His example is that a slow driver would most likely get into a car crash when he or she tries to be in the faster HOV lanes. This casts doubt on the passage that the traffic system makes commuters incapable of having their traveling time more consistent and realiable.
Second, according to the lecturer, the HOV lanes won't have as much effect in saving fuel cost than expected becuase whether there's too much or too less vehicles on the road, it would all take much more fuel cost than that in the normal traffic. This refutes the assertion in the reading that the HOV lanes would decrease the use of personal cars, making fuel consumption lower and cars last longer.
The final point made in the lecture is that the road effeciency isn't so high when using the HOV lanes. The main reason lies on the fact that becuase the HOV lanes are situated in the central position, drivers must move across in order to exit the road. This rebuffs the claim of the passage that the traffic system decreases the stress that drivers get from both the polluted environment and congestion.
To summarize, the lecture points out negative aspects of the HOV traffic system by mentioning that it is unsafe, adding that it's neither fuel-effecient nor road-effecient. | |
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