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Source: 2014
Despite a dramatic increase in the number of people riding bicycles for recreation in Parkville, a recent report by the Parkville Department of Transportation shows that the number of accidents involving bicycles has decreased for the third consecutive year.
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Which of the following, if true during the last three years, best reconciles the apparent discrepancy in the facts?
- A The Parkville Department of Recreation confiscated abandoned bicycles and sold them at auction to any interested Parkville residents.
- B Increased automobile and bus traffic in Parkville had been the leading cause of the most recent increase in automobile accidents.
- C Because of the local increase in the number of people bicycling for recreation, many out-of-town bicyclists ride in the Parkville area.
- D The Parkville Police Department enforced traffic rules for bicycle riders much more vigorously and began requiring recreational riders to pass a bicycle safety course.
- E The Parkville Department of Transportation canceled a program that required all bicycles to be inspected and registered each year.