A certain mayor has proposed a fee of five dollars per day on private vehicles entering the city, claiming that the fee will alleviate the city's traffic congestion. The mayor reasons that, since the fee will exceed the cost of round-trip bus fare from many nearby points, many people will switch from using their cars to using the bus.
Which of the following statements, if true, provides the best evidence that the mayor's reasoning is flawed?
Projected increases in the price of gasoline will increase the cost of taking a private vehicle into the city.
The cost of parking fees already makes it considerably more expensive for most people to take a private vehicle into the city than to take a bus.
Most of the people currently riding the bus do not own private vehicles.
Many commuters opposing the mayor's plan have indicated that they would rather endure traffic congestion than pay a five-dollar-per day fee.
During the average workday, private vehicles owned and operated by people living within the city account for twenty percent of the city's traffic congestion.
it is considerably more expensive for most people to take a private vehicle into the city than to take a bus.不定式的复合结构,for most people做状语,表示动作/状态的对象,同时引入了to do的主语。
indicate,显示,还有提及、示意的意思,sb indicate sth,如:
In his letter he indicated to us (that) he was willing to cooperate. 他在信中向我们透露他愿意合作。
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