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Directions: the table below showsthe number of road accidents which occurred in Britain in different places andthe ages of the injured persons. Write a report describing the informationshown below。 Road accidents in Britain When/ Where accidents occurred Age 2~4 Age5~7 Age8~11 Age11~13 Age14~16 TOTAL Going to school 2 13 8 3 1 27 Going home from school 2 16 9 2 2 31 Playing in the street 89 81 26 5 1 202 Cycling into the street 1 10 25 9 2 47 Shopping for their parents 4 32 13 2 1 52 TOTAL 98 152 81 21 7 359 The chart above organizes data about roadaccidents involving children in Britain by and by when and where the accidentsoccurred. It can be seen that the incidence of accidents decreases as thechildrens age increase and that age correlates with the circumstancessurrounding the accident。 For all ages, the most common situationleading to accident is playing in the street but young children were particularlyaffected. Children between the ages of 5-7 seemed to get into accidents whileengaged in activities appropriate to their age, such as shopping for theirparents or going home from school. In fact, this age group accounted for themost road accidents of all. Children between 8 and age 11 had the mostaccidents cycling in the street. After age 11, the number of accidents droppedconsiderably in all situations。 From the chart, we get to know that playingin the street is the most common and universal site of accidents of all ages,but the risks that other sites and situations present vary with the childrensages。 | 
