Information and IdeasEasy–MediumEvidence that a speed limit made a street safer
Information and Ideas practice question
A council claims that the new speed limit has made the high street safer.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. In the year since the limit changed, collisions on the high street fell from 22 to 9, while collisions elsewhere in the town were unchanged.Correct
- B. The new limit is 20 miles per hour.
- C. Most drivers obey the new limit.
- D. The high street has many shops.
Answer: A. In the year since the limit changed, collisions on the high street fell from 22 to 9, while collisions elsewhere in the town were unchanged.
Fewer collisions here, no change elsewhere.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The new limit is 20 miles per hour.
- The limit itself, not its effect.
- C. Most drivers obey the new limit.
- Obedience is not safety.
- D. The high street has many shops.
- Irrelevant.
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