Multiple Choice
Use the information below to answer the following question.
Fact 16.2.1 Global Solutions for Local Gridlock
Gridlock costs Toronto $6 billion a year, with average commutes of 80 minutes. By 2013, an additional 27 minutes will be added to the daily grind. Civic leaders are looking at road tolls, a regional gas tax, and parking levies.
Source: Toronto Star, June 24, 2011
Figure 16.2.1
-Refer to Figure 16.2.1. Toll roads, a regional gas tax, and parking levies ________ make Toronto streets less congested because ________.
A) will not; drivers will switch to using public transport only if TTC prices fall
B) will not; additional charges on Toronto's motorists will not change driving habits
C) will; motorists will consider the external benefit from driving in Toronto
D) will; motorists will consider the external cost of driving in Toronto
E) will not; construction on Toronto's streets always results in congestion
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