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.
• cities should replace cars with more bikes.
• traffic and pollution problems can be fixed in cities.

Explanation:

The last paragraph of the text states that cities have good reasons to like bikes because more bicycles lead to less driving, which reduces traffic and pollution, benefiting the Earth and people. The option "Biking instead of driving in cities helps people and our planet" aligns with this new point as it emphasizes the positive impact of biking over driving on people and the planet. Other options either don't match the last paragraph's focus (e.g., "Cities are taking steps..." was discussed earlier about bike lanes, not the last paragraph; "Cities should replace..." is a recommendation not stated; "Traffic and pollution problems can be fixed..." is too general and not the specific new point about biking's role).

Answer:

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