Упр. 13. Выполните письменный перевод следующего текста. Keeping your distance may save your life – this is a road safety truth

Keeping your distance may save your life – this is a road safety truth. By ensuring that you have a sufficient stopping distance at all times, even should the driver ahead suddenly slam on the brakes for no apparent reason, you can eliminate a major cause of accidents. Out on the road, however, people often fail to maintain the necessary minimum gap; after all, it costs a great deal of concentration to observe this rule at all times. With the DISRTONIC distance monitoring system, proximity to the vehicle in front can be kept to the limit without the driver right to decide. This new system is based on radar technology. DISTRONIC’s invisible radar signals constantly measure the distance to the vehicle in front. A computer processes the data and prompts the reaction if necessary. If the driver’s car is too close, it will be gently braked, automatically, until sufficient distance is restored. In this process, deceleration is limited to one-fifth of the maximum available braking power, so sudden sharp braking by the system is not be feared. Heavy braking is not used even if the driver in front panic-brakes: In that case, DISTRONIC is automatically deactivated, a warning light shows up on the speedometer, and an acoustic signal urges the driver to promptly assume command over the brakes.

Упр.14. Составьте аннотацию к тексту. Расскажите об основных составляющих “Vectra aims for new image”, используя следующие выражения:

The text deals with …. The text gives a valuable information on …. Attention is drawn to the fact that …. …are discussed. Underlined is the conclusion that ….

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