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广东省茂名市五校2020届高三上学期英语10月月考试卷
Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological change. It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide. The public overall is split on whether they'd like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.
The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the change to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car now-and no one can get one yet—but among those who are open to them, every age group is similarly involved.
Actually, this isn't surprising. Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular. Older adults, especially those with limited mobility or difficulty driving on their own are one of the classic use-cases for driverless cars.
This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related technologies than older ones.
When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are more pronounced based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education: 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.
Where a person lives matters, too. More people who lived in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.
While there's reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a person's age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become mainstream. Once driverless cars are actually available for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.
Classis Book Club for Home-schooled Teens
★ Sign up at Librarian's 1st Floor Reference Desk.
★ Free books for first 15 teens who sign up for each title. If you are unable to attend the activity, please return the book to Teen Librarian so she can give the book to another teen.
Classics for Home-schooled Teens
Fridays, 1:00~2:00 pm, Library Room 215
January 23: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
February 20: Antigone by Sophocles
March 20: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
April 24: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
For information contact Teen Librarian Elise Sheppard, elise.i.sheppard@lonestar.edu, 281-290-5248.
5th Annual Prom-dress Give-away
Lone Star College — CYEAIR BRANCH LIBRARY'S PROM CLOSET
Your dress is free for you to keep.
If you Need a Prom Dress
Contact the Youth Service Specialist at your school/ Contact Prom Closet organizers directly:
LSC-CF Teen Librarian Elise Sheppard at 281-290-5248, elise.i.sheppard@lonestar.edu
LSC-CF Friends of the Library President Nancy Flanakin at meaford8510@vahoo.com
Saturday dates to get a dress:
(Other dates by appointment only — contact Elise or Nancy)
Dates | Times | Locations at LSC-CF Branch Library |
March 21 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Library Room 131 |
March 28 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Activity Room of Kid's Comer (Children's Library) |
April 4 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Library Room 131 |
April 11 | Library closed | |
April 25 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Library Room 131 |
Prom Dresses Needed!
Dresses & accessories needed: All dress sizes 0 — 26
Accessories: Shoes, handbags, jewelry, hair pieces, shawls, etc.
Perfect condition: Clean, undamaged, beautiful
Delivery instructions:
Take donations to Lone Star College — CyFair Branch Library Circulation/Customer Service Desk anytime the library is open.
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