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Unit Number: 1 Beach Road Traffic Nightmare

The new traffic arrangements have caused problems for residents on Beach Road. Previously, Beach Road was one-way northbound and saw little traffic. Hill Street, two blocks west, was also one-way northbound and carried most traffic. Now, Hill Street is southbound only and Park Street between is southbound only, concentrating all southbound traffic on Beach Road. Residents have demanded a pedestrian crossing but authorities are monitoring the situation first due to costs and potential traffic interference. The Beach Road Residence Association will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue.

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Unit Number: 1 Beach Road Traffic Nightmare

The new traffic arrangements have caused problems for residents on Beach Road. Previously, Beach Road was one-way northbound and saw little traffic. Hill Street, two blocks west, was also one-way northbound and carried most traffic. Now, Hill Street is southbound only and Park Street between is southbound only, concentrating all southbound traffic on Beach Road. Residents have demanded a pedestrian crossing but authorities are monitoring the situation first due to costs and potential traffic interference. The Beach Road Residence Association will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue.

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UNIT NUMBER: 1

BEACH ROAD TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE


IMPORTANT PASSAGE FOR SEEN COMPREHENSION
Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
The new arrangements came into force last Monday (Black Monday as another resident called it) but before then. Beach
road was one way road for traffic traveling from south to north. This suited the residents and the three schools there
because not much traffic used that road. Most used the more convenient Hill Street two blocks to the west, which was
also open only to the traffic traveling from south to north.
But now the things have changed. As from last Monday, Hill Street can only be used for traffic traveling in the reverse
direction. To make matters worse, Park Street which lies between Hill Street and Beach Road and was pen to two way
traffic in now limited to south bound traffic. As a result all south to north traffic is now squeezed into hitherto peaceful
Beach Road.
Questions:
a) Name the lesson from which the above lines have been taken.
b) Compare new and old traffic arrangements at Beach road, Park Street and Hill Street?
c) State whether the following are true or false:
i. There were four schools at Beach road.
ii. Black Monday was named because it dark everywhere on that day.
iii. Hill Street old traffic route was south to north.
iv. There were two blocks distance between Hill Street and Beach Road.
v. Beach Road was not hitherto peaceful.
B.Com (Regular) 2006
Q. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Asked if there were any plans to install a pedestrian crossing as already demanded by some residents the spokesman
replied. “We have no such plans at present. However we will be monitoring the situation carefully and if there seems to
be a need for some form of crossing, it will receive consideration. It should be pointed out however that such a crossing
as well as costing money would interfere with the traffic flow.”
The committee of the Beach Road Residence Association (BRRA) will hold an emergency meeting tonight to discuss the
situation.
Questions:
a) Identify the text from which the above passage has been taken.
b) How could the pedestrian avoid accidents in the situations described in the text?
c) Why is the authority hesitant to install a pedestrian crossing?
d) What does BRRA plan to do at night?

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