The authors hypotheses to add a new bicycle lane to BLue highway in order reduce

traffic on that highway, thiugh benificial to some extent is not supported with
proper evidece to prove the authorsclaim.The arguemnt lacks quantifiaction ,is
based on many dubious facts and makes many assumtions.

THe author metions about the the double time tajen b the cmmuters to rechthie
destinations.He futher goes onto say, to reduce thisdelay motorists lobby propose
the construction of anew lanr n the Blue higheway .The term dalay is a vague term
and it lacks proper quatification.It might be possibe that the commuter s
previously mighrt be taking three minuted to commute from the suburs to the city
centre,but presetly because of trffic they might be taking six minutes to
commutethe same distance. An increse in three minutes in comuuting time deoes
ntneccisiatethe exention of th Blue highwy,

Futhermore the makes a dubious comparisin between the Green hif=ghay and the Blue
highway.While comparing the two highways the author fails to answer severl imortant
questions.Does the Green highayy and the Blue highway have the same number of
coomuters passing through them daily ? Do both thehighways have the same th same
number of lanes?.The author fails to provide evidence to answer these questions.It
might be possible thatthe Green highway has more number of commuters than the Blue
highway and therefore the widening of a lane would not ahve provoded aany benifit
to the trafficconditions on the Geen highway.Itmight alsso be possible thatthe gree
highwa which was previousy a single line highway, making it twolaes might not have
provided much benifit, which could benifit the Blue highway.

Morever the author metions that the cnstruction of a bicycle lae would helpallevite
the traffic conditions on the Blue highway.He continues to day the the resident
near blue highwa are keen bicyclists and the constructuion of a new bicycle lane
would encourage them to use bicykces. It might be possible that not all the
commuters n blue highwaymightbe resident close to the blue highway.These people
mighr be comg tfrom far of places and their onlymenas of transport ovet thr Blue
highewyammight be cars.Futhermoe the residets being keen bicyists does nt suprt the
claim thttheu eill use bicycles to comuter therought he highwasy.

The authors argiment is based on many dubious facts and lavcks paorper evidence to
support his conclusion.THw argument would hve been better supported of the author
would have had provided mre evidence regarding the number of commuters traveeling
in both the highways,tthe Exact time of delay faced by the commuter sof bluehighway
and a more detailed survey of the resident snear blue higway who would commuteusing
bicles through the hghway.