In addition, a follow-on analysis to the 100-Car Study has also been released. Focused on the types of driver inattention and their associated risk, key findings include: °Drowsiness is a significant problem that increases a driver’s risk of a crash or near-crash by at least a factor of four. But drowsy driving may be significantly under-reported in police crash investigations. °The most common distraction for drivers is the use of cell phones. However, the number of crashes and near-crashes attributable to dialing is nearly identical to the number associated with talking or listening. Dialing is more dangerous but occurs less often than talking or listening. °Reaching for a moving object increased the risk of a crash or near-crash by 9 times; looking at an external object by 3.7 times; reading by 3 times; applying makeup by 3 times; dialing a hand-held device (typically a cell phone) by almost 3 times; and talking or listening on a hand-held device by 1.3 times. °Drivers who engage frequently in distracting activities are more likely to be involved in an inattention-related crash or near-crash. However, drivers are often unable to predict when it is safe to look away from the road to multi-task because the situation can change abruptly leaving the driver no time to react even when looking away from the forward roadway for only a brief time. The purpose of the first bulleted point under paragraph 6 is A) to persuade drivers to buy safer automobiles. B) to describe how crash-test information is gathered. C) to explain the difficulty of dialing a cell phone while driving. D) to show how drowsiness increases chances of a car crash.

The correct answer is D. To show how drowsiness increases chances of a car crash.

Explanation

According to paragraph 6 presented in the question, it can be affirmed that the objective of the first bulleted point is to show how sleepiness increases the possibilities of a car accident. This can be affirmed because the first bulleted point of the paragraph states that "Drowsiness is a major problem that increases the driver's risk of a crash." Likewise, the author states that out of every four accidents at least one is caused by driver drowsiness. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

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