- AMost of the evening bus passengers were people who had earlier travelled by some means other than a private two-wheeler, or who had not been making the trip at all
- BThe free bus service should be withdrawn from the route
- CTwo-wheeler owners in the town cannot afford to pay bus fares
- DThe traffic survey must have been carried out incorrectly
Step-by-Step Solution
The buses are full, so a substantial number of people are riding them; yet two-wheeler traffic is unchanged, so those riders were not drawn from two-wheeler users. They must therefore have come from other modes or from trips not previously made. Withdrawing the service is a recommendation, not an inference; the service is free, so fares are irrelevant; and dismissing the survey is unwarranted.
Answer: A) Most of the evening bus passengers were people who had earlier travelled by some means other than a private two-wheeler, or who had not been making the trip at all