//Matthew Santos CS1A Ch. 6, Pg. 370, #4
/***********************************************
*
* FIND SAFEST DRIVING AREA
* _____________________________________________
* Determines which of the five regions is the
* safest to drive in based off the amount of
* accidents reported there in the last year.
* _____________________________________________
* INPUT
* north : reported accidents in region north
* south : reported accidents in region south
* east : reported accidents in region east
* west : reported accidents in region west
* central: reported accidents in region central
*
* OUTPUT
* lowest : region with the lowest accidents
***********************************************/
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int getNumAccidents(string);
void findLowest(int, int, int, int, int);
int main() {
//Initialize varibles
int north = getNumAccidents("North");
int south = getNumAccidents("South");
int east = getNumAccidents("East");
int west = getNumAccidents("West");
int central = getNumAccidents("Central");
int lowest;
// Determine and display which region had the fewest accidents
findLowest(north, south, east, west, central);
return 0;
}
int getNumAccidents(string regionName) {
int accidents;
cout << "Enter the number of automobile accidents for the " << regionName << " region: ";
cin >> accidents;
// Input validation
while (accidents < 0) {
cout << "Accident number cannot be negative. Enter again for " << regionName << ": ";
cin >> accidents;
}
return accidents;
}
void findLowest(int north, int south, int east, int west, int central) {
int lowest = north;
string region = "North";
if (south < lowest) {
lowest = south;
region = "South";
}
if (east < lowest) {
lowest = east;
region = "East";
}
if (west < lowest) {
lowest = west;
region = "West";
}
if (central < lowest) {
lowest = central;
region = "Central";
}
cout << "\nThe region with the fewest accidents is " << region
<< " with " << lowest << " accidents." << endl;
}