Critical Reasoning

In Tavernia, many road accidents result from driving on the wrong side of the road. Aiming for safer city roads, the city council has decided to impose heavy fines on such cases of wrongful driving, thereby aiming to reduce the number of fatalities caused by such cases. Though traffic department officials agree that the fines will reduce the related cases of traffic violation and possibly the number of fatalities resulting from them, they still think that the roads would not be much safer than they are now.

Which of the following statements best supports the officials' stance regarding the effects of the proposed penalties?


A
Even though most of the accidents are due to driving on the wrong side of the road, exceeding the speed limits, especially at night times, has been the single most significant contributor to road fatalities.

B
A significant number of road fatalities are a result of the driver driving the vehicle on the wrong side of the road.

C
The traffic department plans to build safer pavements and better night lighting systems on all major roads, utilizing the revenue acquired through the new tax.

D
Till date, no country with a high number of road fatalities has imposed such a tax to curb wrongful driving behavior.

E
Expenses related to incidents on unsafe roads tend to be a significant contributor to any country's annual expenses related to public health safety.