Each year thousands of______ are killed by motor vehicles. Most of the victims are children under the age of 14 and______ over 64, though in the mid-2010s the number of deaths among pedestrians in these two age groups was______ . It takes two to prevent motor-vehicle accidents to pedestrians—the driver and the person on foot. Even the best driver cannot______ an accident when a pedestrian acts foolishly. The most common situations in which pedestrians are struck by cars are when the pedestrians are walking ______ traffic signs, crossing streets without looking to see if a car is coming. Among the increasing number of young-adult victims, it is often the______ that the victims had been using alcohol or drugs that ______ their judgment. Thousands of other people are killed while riding motorcycles or bicycles. Wearing helmets can decrease the number of ______ and serious injuries among both motorcyclists and bicyclists. Again, skill, common sense, alertness, and courtesy are essential to safety.1. A) extremistsB) pedestriansC) motoristsD) cyclists2. A) patientsB) walkersC) joggersD) adults3. A) diminishingB) increasingC) disappearingD) declining4. A) cancelB) avoidC) predictD) protect5. A) according toB) forC) againstD) on6. A) caseB) wasteC) scenarioD) occasion7. A) strengthenedB) aidedC) impairedD) provided8. A) accidentsB) fatalitiesC) casualtiesD) damages