For Most of the Twentieth Century What Explanation Would Have

question 33

Multiple Choice

For most of the twentieth century what explanation would have been used to explain the high rate of injury and fatality experienced by tow-truck drivers?

• A) primitive firefighting technology
• B) accident proneness
• C) assumption of risk
• D) poor training

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