Which of the following explanations accounts for why child pedestrians are at greater risk for getting hit by a car than adult pedestrians?
A. children are more difficult for the eye to see
B. drivers assume the child is an adult and estimate that the child is farther away than he or she actually is
C. children often move more quickly, resulting in inaccurate estimates of distance
D. children's reduced height causes an optical mirage
Answer: B
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