Question

a cyclist chooses a bike at a bike - sharing station.
bike boom
the more bike - friendly a city becomes, the more people ride. in fact, after cities build protected bike lanes, the number of people riding bikes often doubles.
bike lanes can make traffic safer for everyone, not just cyclists. cars slow down and drive more carefully next to bike lanes. people studying bike safety watched videos of almost 13,000 riders at city intersections with bike lanes. they didnt see a single accident. and when cyclists have their own lanes, they dont ride on the sidewalk, so the people walking stay safer, too.
cities have good reasons to like bikes. more bicycles on the road means there arent as many people driving, which means less traffic and pollution. and thats good for the earth and all its people, on two wheels or four.
what new point does the author make in the last paragraph?

• biking instead of driving in cities helps people and our planet.
• cities are taking steps to support all bikers.
• traffic and pollution problems can be fixed in cities.
• cities should replace cars with more bikes.

Explanation:

To determine the new point in the last paragraph, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't suggest replacing cars with bikes, just promoting biking. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The last paragraph focuses on benefits of biking (less traffic, pollution) for the planet, not fixing traffic/pollution. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The passage is about bike - friendly cities and benefits of biking, not cities supporting all bikers. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The last paragraph states more bikes mean less traffic and pollution, which helps people and the planet. This matches "Biking instead of driving in cities helps people and our planet."

Answer:

Biking instead of driving in cities helps people and our planet.