A town's transport office plans to shift the auto-rickshaw stand out of the narrow lane beside the vegetable market into an open space fifty metres away, expecting this to relieve the crush of vehicles in the lane. Which of the following, if true, would most support that expectation?

Drivers wait wherever the fares are, so the stand will empty out of the lane only if the passengers can be found at the new spot. Placing the space on the route shoppers already walk means the custom moves with the stand, which is what makes the shift hold. A larger space would take the vehicles if they came, but gives no reason why they would; resurfacing and permit fees are beside the point.