Just Before Starting to Cross a Street, a Pedestrian from England

question 11

Essay

Just before starting to cross a street, a pedestrian from England visiting Canada observed that the street was clear to the right, stepped into the street, and was struck by a car.Explain how lack of contextual control was involved in this accident.

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Definitions:

Hydroelectric Dams

Dams built to generate electricity by using the energy of water flowing through turbines.

Ocean Tides

The regular rise and fall of the sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the Earth's oceans.

Turbines

Machines for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.

Unison

The act of doing something at the same time as someone else or the condition of being in full agreement.