Nicolin, a tire manufacturer, recently developed a tire that enables cars to brake better in the rain. Nicolin hoped that this would reduce the number of accidents that occur in the rain. However, the Martin Red Book study of accidents in the rain involving cars equipped with both types of tires indicated not only that were they just as accident-prone as cars with regular tires but also that they were actually traveling faster at the point of impact than cars equipped with regular tires.

Which of the following best describes the passage above?

A. An example of a product that worked well but did not achieve its ultimate goal

B. A catalog of statistics about a product showing why it was successful

C. A refutation of the idea that automobile accidents are more likely to happen in rainy weather

D. An example of a plan that was successful neither in design nor in executing its goal

E. A discovery of a flaw in an old product that could be corrected to avoid accidents at high speeds

OA D