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A city government has proposed requiring all cyclists to wear helmets within city limits, arguing that the requirement will meaningfully reduce the number of serious head injuries resulting from cycling accidents. A formal report summarizing the reasoning behind the proposal is expected to be released in the coming months.
Which of the following would be most useful to determine in evaluating the city government's argument?
- Whether a substantial share of cyclists in the city currently ride without helmets and would begin wearing them if the requirement were enforced.
- How much a citation for violating the helmet requirement would cost, an enforcement detail that says nothing about how many cyclists currently ride without a helmet.
- Whether the city has bike lanes separated from vehicle traffic.
- Whether cyclists generally support the proposed requirement.
- How many total cycling accidents occurred in the city last year.
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