2-16 L26 - p78-Dialogue

Leson.

Lesson.

26PatrickTaillandier.

26PatrickTaillandier.

Voustravaillezpourlasécuritéroutière.

You work for road safety.

Pouvezvousnousdirequelestlecomportementdesautomobilistesavecletéléphoneportable?

Can you tell us what the behavior of drivers is with mobile phones?

Ehbien,50 %desconducteursdécrochentenmoinsdedeuxsecondes.

Well, 50% of drivers pick up their phones in less than two seconds.

Mêmes'ilssontentraindedoubler,ilsdonnenttoujourslaprioritéautéléphone.

Even if they are in the process of overtaking, they always prioritize the phone.

Estcequ'ilyaplusd'accidentsdelarouteàcausedesportables?

Are there more road accidents caused by mobile phones?

Plusieursétudesontétéfaites.

Several studies have been conducted.

LaplussérieuseaétéréaliséeauQuébec.

The most serious one was conducted in Quebec.

Surdouzezérozérozéropersonnesquionteuunaccidentdevoiture.

Out of zero zero zero people who had a car accident.

Ehbien,lerésultatdecetteétudemontrequel'utilisationdutéléphoneportableaugmentelerisqued'accidentde40 %environ.

Well, the result of this study shows that the use of mobile phones increases the risk of accidents by about 40%.

Etestcequel'utilisationdukitmainslibresréduitlesrisquesd'accidents?

And does the use of hands-free kits reduce the risk of accidents?

Leskitmainslibresneserventàrien.

Hands-free kits are useless.

C'estexactementpareilparcequ'onestmoinsconcentrésurlaroute.

It's exactly the same because we are less focused on the road.

Leseulconseilqu'onpeutdonnerauxautomobilistesalors,c'estderépondreautéléphoneseulementaprèss'êtrearrêtépourlemoment.

The only advice we can give to drivers then is to answer the phone only after having stopped for the moment.

Oui,maisjecroissurtoutqu'ilvautmieuxéteindresonportableavantdemonterdanssavoiture.

Yes, but I especially think that it is better to turn off your phone before getting into your car.