engineering recuitment GATE EE 2023-24 Test Series General Aptitude Verbal Ability Critical Reasoning
Opponents of laws that require automobile drivers and passengers to wear seat belts argue that in a free society people have the right to take risks as long as people do not harm others as a result of taking the risks. As a result, they conclude that it should be each person’s decision whether or not to wear a seat belt.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn above?
1
Many new cars are built with seat belts that automatically fasten when someone sits in the front seat.
2
Automobile insurance rates for all automobile owners are higher because of the need to pay for the increased injuries or deaths of people not wearing seat belts.
3
Passengers in airplanes are required to wear seat belts during take-offs and landings.
4
The rate of automobile fatalities in states that do not have mandatory seat belt laws is greater than the rate of fatalities in states that do have such laws.