Task 2

        We can easily see two apparent findings from figure one and two. First, we find three time periods when most accidents happen. Two of them are the rush hours during the day, when people are going to work or school, and when people are getting home. The other time is pretty late at night. In figure two, we find that nearly half of the drivers are under twenty-one. In the words, half of the traffic accidents are caused by these young drivers.

        For each findings, we can find some possible causes. First, most accidents during the rush hours may be a result of the heavy traffic. Everyone is busy and in a hurry. And the drivers may become impatient in the traffic. But why do some many accident occur in the late night when the traffic is not as heavy? Perhaps, some drivers may become careless just because of the good traffic. Or, darkness may be another reason. Still, the most likely reason is drunk driving. Secondly, there are some reasons accounting for young drivers’ accidents. Maybe, they are usually more impatient. Or, they have less experiences so that they are not used to the traffic so well. Or, some young drivers are too confident in their driving skills which are not as skillful as they think. These are some possible causes for this traffic accidents.

        Maybe we can learn some lessons from the data and these passible causes. First, we should try to reduce the number of cars in the downtown aren during rush hours. To encourage more people to take mass transportation, the mass transportation system and the service should be improved. Severe punishments should be strictly enforced. Thirdly, the standards of giving drivers licenses should be more strict. We have to make sure every drivers on the roads are well-trained. If we can do all these mentioned, a large number of accidents can be increased.