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A transport officer argues: 'Fitting speed governors to every school bus will make the school run safe, because a bus fitted with a governor cannot be driven faster than the permitted limit.' Which of the following best identifies the weakness in the officer's reasoning?

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  • AIt does not state what a speed governor costs to fit
  • BIt assumes that school buses share the road with other vehicles
  • CIt rests on the view of a transport officer rather than of a driver
  • DIt treats a measure that removes one source of danger as though it removed every source of danger

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Capping speed deals with one hazard, but a school run can still be made unsafe by worn tyres, a driver who overtakes carelessly, faulty brakes or overcrowding. Removing a necessary part of the danger is not the same as securing safety, which is what 'safe' claims. Cost, shared roads and the officer's designation leave that leap in place.
Answer: D) It treats a measure that removes one source of danger as though it removed every source of danger

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