Question

A student is organizing their evidence for an argument about increasing the number of bike lanes throughout their town. One of their reasons is that adding bike lanes makes it safer for bikers to travel around town. Which piece of evidence would help support this reason?
A. A bike lane would be useful because many people in town prefer to ride bikes.
B. Studies show that people who bike more are happier and healthier.
C. Reports reveal around 700 cyclists die each year due to bike accidents.
D. The addition of a bike lane would encourage more people to bike more and drive less.

Answer 1

C. The report about about 700 cyclists dying each year due to bike accidents is the only choice that provides safety-related evidence and therefore supports the claim that measures (like bike lanes) are needed to make biking safer.