Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 384 / 626
¿Por qué los menores, cuando se desplazan a pie, tienen una mayor probabilidad de sufrir accidentes especialmente entre los 6 y 10 años y sobre todo en entornos urbanos?
Why are children on foot more likely to have accidents, especially between 6 and 10 years old and above all in towns?
- AÚnicamente por comportamientos imprudentes.Only because of careless behaviour.
- BSolo por no conocer las normas de circulación.Only because they do not know the traffic rules.
- CPorque su menor estatura y la falta de madurez de su sistema auditivo influyen en su percepción del tráfico.Because being shorter and having immature hearing affects how they perceive traffic.
Show answer
Correct answer
- CPorque su menor estatura y la falta de madurez de su sistema auditivo influyen en su percepción del tráfico.Because being shorter and having immature hearing affects how they perceive traffic.
Children, especially between 6 and 10, have not yet fully developed their physical and sensory abilities. Being shorter makes it harder for them to see and be seen between vehicles, and it reduces their field of vision. Also, their hearing is still immature, so they cannot tell exactly where traffic sounds come from or how fast vehicles are moving. Because of these limits, their perception of traffic is incomplete. This increases the risk of accidents, above all in towns, where traffic is denser and more complex.
Independent app: not affiliated with or endorsed by the DGT (Spain's Directorate-General for Traffic) or the Ministry of the Interior. The official exam is booked with the DGT and taken at its test centres. The questions here are practice material; the DGT's official question bank is not public.