A government study indicates that Support raising speed limits to reflect the actual average speeds of traffic on level, straight stretches of high-speed roadways reduces the accident rate. βββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββ βββ ββ β βββββββ ββββββββ βββββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ
The author claims that all level and straight highways should have their speed limit changed to 120 kph. This is because the proposed new speed limit would better match the actual speed at which people drive on those highways. And what's more, a study has shown that changing speed limits on those kinds of roads to reflect actual driving speeds reduces the accident rate.
We need to find a principle that acts as a premise-to-conclusion bridge, which means we need to find the gap that needs bridging in the first place. The author's reasoning seems solid: changing speed limits will reduce accident rates, so we should change the speed limits. But what's missing is the actual value judgment, that we should do things that reduce accident rates. The author doesn't explicitly state this principle, so by finding it in the answer choices, we can bridge from the factual premises to the value-judgment conclusion.
Keep in mind, the exact wording of the principle isn't important, as long as it effectively bridges the gap! This same idea could be expressed in many ways. It could use formal, conditional language (if a measure would reduce the accident rate, then it should be implemented), could be very specific (any change to a speed limit for defined sections of road that would improve traffic safety...), or could be very general (any effective public safety measure...). All of these possibilities would do just as good of a job at bridging the gap, so we need to pay attention to the effect of the principle rather than its exact phrasing.
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Uniform national speed ββββββ ββββββ βββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ
Traffic laws applying ββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββ
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Long-standing laws that βββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββ ββββ βββββ
Any measure that βββββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ