Question

read the e - mail.
in the interest of public safety, griffin avenue should have a traffic light installed. there have been many traffic accidents recently at griffin avenue and 32nd street. statistics show that overall traffic in the area has also increased.
installing a traffic signal at roman avenue reduced accidents by ten percent, so it is likely that installing one at griffin avenue, which has similar conditions, will also result in fewer accidents. at your next council meeting, please consider my suggestion for making this intersection safer.
what viewpoint is being expressed in the e - mail?
○ due to the number of accidents, the writer feels that griffin avenue needs a traffic light.
○ since roman avenue has a traffic light, the writer feels that griffin avenue also deserves one.
○ due to the fact that 32nd street and roman avenue have traffic lights, the writer wants one for griffin avenue.
○ since the overall traffic has increased on griffin avenue and 32nd street, putting a traffic light there will reduce traffic.

Explanation:

The email starts by stating that for public safety, Griffin Avenue should have a traffic light. It then mentions many accidents at Griffin Avenue and 32nd Street and that overall traffic in the area has increased. Later, it gives an example of Roman Avenue where installing a traffic signal reduced accidents and implies that since Griffin Avenue has similar conditions, installing a traffic light there will also reduce accidents. The first option directly aligns with the main idea of the email - using the number of accidents (and traffic increase contextually related to safety) to argue for a traffic light. The second option about Roman Avenue just having a traffic light is not the main reasoning (the reasoning is more about accident reduction and similar conditions). The third option wrongly compares 32nd Street (which is part of the accident - prone intersection for Griffin Avenue, not a street with a traffic light) with Roman Avenue. The fourth option is incorrect as the email says installing a traffic light will reduce accidents (not traffic).

Answer:

Due to the number of accidents, the writer feels that Griffin Avenue needs a traffic light.