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. Reports reveal around 700 cyclists die each year due to bike accidents. C. Studies show that people who bike more are happier and healthier. D. The addition of a bike lane would encourage more people to bike more and drive less.

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. Reports reveal around 700 cyclists die each year due to bike accidents.  C. Studies show that people who bike more are happier and healthier.  D. The addition of a bike lane would encourage more people to bike more and drive less.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The best piece of evidence to support the reason that adding bike lanes makes it safer for bikers to travel around town is: B. Reports reveal around 700 cyclists die each year due to bike accidents.

This evidence highlights the safety concerns related to cycling and implicitly suggests that improvements, such as the addition of bike lanes, could help reduce accidents and fatalities by providing cyclists with a dedicated space to ride.