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Information and Ideas practice question

Since a roundabout replaced the junction's traffic lights in 2021, collisions there have fallen by half, but complaints to the council about the junction have doubled, and most of them mention delays. A planner could reasonably infer that the roundabout ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. has made the junction safer but slower.Correct
  2. B. has made the junction more dangerous.
  3. C. is unpopular because of the collisions.
  4. D. has not changed the junction.

Answer: A. has made the junction safer but slower.

Fewer crashes, more waiting.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. has made the junction more dangerous.
Collisions fell.
C. is unpopular because of the collisions.
The complaints mention delays.
D. has not changed the junction.
Both figures changed.

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