¡¡¡¡A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months£®
¡¡¡¡The system,called Driver Alert,aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20%¡«40% that are caused by tiredness£®Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue£®
¡¡¡¡Tiredness is directly related to a driver's response time£®Usually,a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond,but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds,it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy£®
¡¡¡¡In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds,showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest£®If the driver's response continues to slow down,the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible£®
¡¡¡¡The device has been delivered to the department's laboratories for testing£®If these tests,scheduled for six months'time,are successful,the makers will bring the product tomarket within about a year£®
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According to the text,Driver Alert ________
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aims to reduce tiredness-related accidents
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has gone through testing at laboratories
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aims to prevent drivers from sleeping
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has been on sale for 12 months
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How should a driver respond to the sounds fromDriver Alert?
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By sounding a warning£®
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By touching the wristband£®
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By checking the driving time£®
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By pressing the steering wheel£®
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We can learn from the text that the driver needs tostop for a break when his response time is ________
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about 400 milliseconds
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below 500 milliseconds
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over 500 milliseconds
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about 4 minutes
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When the driver gets sleepy while driving,Driver Alert ________