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Hi mauricecat,
First, if you haven't done so already, I'd recommend reading the earlier forum posts for this question, especially Robert's (Post #3), as it pertains to your question.
I agree with you and Robert that even if the activity mentioned in Answer A were to be considered an activity that poses risk to life, this answer could be ruled out for the reason that you both give.
I'd also agree with the Administrator and Kelsey that this activity would not meet the criteria for an activity that poses risk to life, as that is meant in the stimulus, and would rule it out for that reason.
Part of the difficulty in analyzing this question (and Answer A) is interpreting the statement "activities that pose risks to life." Read in a broad/literal sense, any activity could be considered an activity that poses some (i.e. non-zero) risk to life. For example, even the safest activity that you can think of (sleeping, sitting, brushing your teeth, etc.) has some risk. However, in common/everyday usage, the phrase "activities that pose risks to life" would be interpreted more narrowly to mean activities that are generally considered risky/unsafe (such as sky-diving, rock-climbing, bungee jumping, etc.). In other words, there seems to be an implied "significant risk" or at least "above-average level of risk."
Read in this narrower way, driving an older car wouldn't necessarily qualify as risky/unsafe (i.e posing a risk to life), even though there may be newer cars that are safer. In Answer C, on the other hand, riding a motorcycle without a helmet is generally considered unsafe (with presumably a lot of data to support this), which is probably why many states prohibit this.
First, if you haven't done so already, I'd recommend reading the earlier forum posts for this question, especially Robert's (Post #3), as it pertains to your question.
I agree with you and Robert that even if the activity mentioned in Answer A were to be considered an activity that poses risk to life, this answer could be ruled out for the reason that you both give.
I'd also agree with the Administrator and Kelsey that this activity would not meet the criteria for an activity that poses risk to life, as that is meant in the stimulus, and would rule it out for that reason.
Part of the difficulty in analyzing this question (and Answer A) is interpreting the statement "activities that pose risks to life." Read in a broad/literal sense, any activity could be considered an activity that poses some (i.e. non-zero) risk to life. For example, even the safest activity that you can think of (sleeping, sitting, brushing your teeth, etc.) has some risk. However, in common/everyday usage, the phrase "activities that pose risks to life" would be interpreted more narrowly to mean activities that are generally considered risky/unsafe (such as sky-diving, rock-climbing, bungee jumping, etc.). In other words, there seems to be an implied "significant risk" or at least "above-average level of risk."
Read in this narrower way, driving an older car wouldn't necessarily qualify as risky/unsafe (i.e posing a risk to life), even though there may be newer cars that are safer. In Answer C, on the other hand, riding a motorcycle without a helmet is generally considered unsafe (with presumably a lot of data to support this), which is probably why many states prohibit this.