Room to Ride: Reading the Author’s Position

• ○A. Towns should extend painted lanes before considering where riders need to go.
• ○B. Towns should leave bicycle travel out of projects that involve busy streets.
• ○C. Towns should add connected lanes that help riders reach useful destinations.
• ○D. Towns should make bicycle travel the main choice for carrying heavy supplies.

Bike lanes designate space for bicycle travel.Some use painted lines; others include a buffer or a physical barrier between riders and moving cars.Their designs vary because streets have different widths, speeds, and uses.Towns should add bike lanes where they connect useful destinations, rather than treating a few isolated strips of paint as a finished transportation system.

• ○A. To persuade readers to support bike lanes planned as connected routes.
• ○B. To teach readers the steps for painting and maintaining bike lanes.
• ○C. To describe how bicycle transportation developed in different towns.
• ○D. To compare bicycle travel and car travel without recommending changes.

• ○A. Paragraph 2 explains that some lanes use paint and others include physical barriers.
• ○B. Paragraph 4 notes that street space also serves parking and moving vehicles.
• ○C. Paragraph 5 explains that travelers meet at intersections while moving in different directions.
• ○D. Paragraph 6 urges residents to ask how a proposed route joins the next one.

• ○A. As evidence that bike lanes belong only near recreation centers.
• ○B. As reasonable needs that planners should include in their decisions.
• ○C. As problems that shop owners should solve after construction ends.
• ○D. As reasons to measure new routes mainly by their total length.

Street space is limited.Adding a lane may mean changing parking, loading areas, or the space available for moving vehicles.A shop owner who needs deliveries is raising a practical concern, not simply resisting change.Planners should map delivery needs and consult residents before choosing a design.A useful bicycle route should not make an essential delivery impossible.

• ○A. To suggest that bicycle equipment matters more than street design.
• ○B. To explain that short journeys require less effort than long ones.
• ○C. To show that a gap can weaken the usefulness of a whole route.
• ○D. To argue that separate lanes can serve unrelated destinations well.

• ○A. “When a route ends before a difficult crossing, however, its usefulness shrinks.”
• ○B. “Connected lanes can give residents another way to reach schools, workplaces, shops, and recreation centers.”
• ○C. “Not every trip requires carrying heavy supplies or traveling a long distance.”
• ○D. “A bicycle can suit some of those shorter journeys.”

• ○A. It reviews the history of road design before recommending a modern alternative.
• ○B. It lists competing transportation costs before choosing the least expensive option.
• ○C. It explains lane maintenance before asking residents to volunteer for repairs.
• ○D. It presents a rider's difficulty before proposing more connected bicycle routes.

A trip across town can be short on a map and difficult on a bicycle.A rider may follow a marked lane for several blocks, only to reach a busy intersection where the lane disappears.The destination has not moved, but the route suddenly demands more confidence.For someone deciding whether to ride, that missing connection can matter more than the distance.