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.
• traffic and pollution problems can be fixed in cities.
• cities should replace cars with more bikes.
• are taking steps to support all

Explanation:

The last paragraph says "More bicycles on the road means there aren't as many people driving, which means less traffic and pollution. And that's good for the Earth and all its people, on two wheels or four." So the author's point is that biking instead of driving in cities helps people and the planet. Let's check the options:

• Option 1: The paragraph is about biking's benefits, not cities supporting all bikers. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The text doesn't say to replace cars with bikes, just that more bikes reduce driving. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The paragraph is about biking reducing traffic and pollution, not that these problems are fixed. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Matches the idea that biking instead of driving helps people and the planet.

Answer:

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