Luyện tập: Accidents Caused by Hand-held Devices

The use of phones, tablets and other devices when people are walking in public is causing concern among many commentators. What dangers may arise when people focus on such devices when walking in the street? How could these problems be reduced?

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Topic statementAs hand-heldcầm tay devices become almost universalphổ biến in our society, the number of accidents related to their use is increasing accordinglydo đó, in addition to various social dangers. Supporting statementI will outlinevạch ra những nét chính two such risks, and also two possible counter-measuresbiện pháp đối phó we could take.

Topic statementFirstly, the greatest danger is surelythe possibility of people failing to pay attentionchú ý đến to their surroundings when they use such items while walking along pavementsvỉa hè, public areas and streets. Supporting statementBy divertinglàm xao nhãng all their attention (both visualvề mặt hình ảnh and in most cases mentalvề tinh thần) onto their device, the users may bumpva chạm into other people, fall over unevenkhông bằng phẳng surfaces or even step into traffic laneslàn đường, with potentiallycó tiềm năng, khả năng fatalchết người results. ExampleA number of deaths among teenagers in the UK, for example, is attributablecó thể quy cho to this cause each year. Topic statementA second problem must be the rather anti-socialchống đối xã hội naturebản chất of people focussing all their thoughts on a device, to theexclusionsự ngăn chặn of others around them, who may need help or guidancesự hướng dẫn as much as basic courtesysự lịch sự. Supporting statementThe increasingly impolitebất lịch sự atmospherebầu không khí in many public spaces may well be connected to this phenomenonhiện tượng.

SolutionTurning to possible solutions, it would be helpful to see a jointchung initiativesáng kiến between the authoritieschính quyền and mobile phone producers to raise public awarenessnhận thức of these risks. Supporting statementSuch a programme could take many forms, ranging from advertising to dedicateddành riêng classes in schools and colleges, and could be aimednhắm đến at both the problem of accidents and the unsociablekhông thích giao tiếp nature of excessivequá mức device usagesự sử dụng, which would make it very cost-effectivetiết kiệm chi phí. SolutionA further solution may be to installlắp đặt warning mechanismsmáy móc on these devices, which detectxác định when traffic or obstacleschướng ngại vật are nearbygần đó, so that the user does not walk blindlymột cách mù quáng into danger. Supporting statementSuch systems already existtồn tại in cars to alertcảnh báo drivers to impendingđang đe dọa trouble or the need to change direction.

SummaryOverall, the dangers in this situation are both physicalvề thể chất and social. SummaryPotential remediesphương pháp may involve better education, and also enhancednâng cao danger detectionsự xác định ra along the lines already used successfully in motor vehicles.

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As cầm tay devices become almost phổ biến in our society, the number of accidents related to their use is increasing do đó, in addition to various social dangers. I will vạch ra những nét chính two such risks, and also two possible biện pháp đối phó we could take.

Firstly, the greatest danger is surelythe possibility of people failing to chú ý đến to their surroundings when they use such items while walking along vỉa hè, public areas and streets. By làm xao nhãng all their attention (both về mặt hình ảnh and in most cases về tinh thần) onto their device, the users may va chạm into other people, fall over không bằng phẳng surfaces or even step into traffic làn đường, with có tiềm năng, khả năng chết người results. A number of deaths among teenagers in the UK, for example, is có thể quy cho to this cause each year. A second problem must be the rather chống đối xã hội bản chất of people focussing all their thoughts on a device, to thesự ngăn chặn of others around them, who may need help or sự hướng dẫn as much as basic sự lịch sự. The increasingly bất lịch sự bầu không khí in many public spaces may well be connected to this hiện tượng.

Turning to possible solutions, it would be helpful to see a chung sáng kiến between the chính quyền and mobile phone producers to raise public nhận thức of these risks. Such a programme could take many forms, ranging from advertising to dành riêng classes in schools and colleges, and could be nhắm đến at both the problem of accidents and the không thích giao tiếp nature of quá mức device sự sử dụng, which would make it very tiết kiệm chi phí. A further solution may be to lắp đặt warning máy móc on these devices, which xác định when traffic or chướng ngại vật are gần đó, so that the user does not walk một cách mù quáng into danger. Such systems already tồn tại in cars to cảnh báo drivers to đang đe dọa trouble or the need to change direction.

Overall, the dangers in this situation are both về thể chất and social. Potential phương pháp may involve better education, and also nâng cao danger sự xác định ra along the lines already used successfully in motor vehicles.