Question

When driving in the city, _____ may help you avoid traffic, but they may not be as safe or they may increase your travel time because of traffic control lights?

Answer 1

When driving in the city, using side streets may help you avoid traffic, but they may not be as safe or they may increase your travel time because of traffic control lights. Side streets help with traffic control because you are able to go around large intersections. They may increase your time with lights but that beats spending time stuck in traffic where an accident is more likely to occur.

Answer 2

The correct answer is side streets.
If you are in a hurry, it may be better to take a different route and drive through side streets in order to avoid the traffic which is usually present in the more 'popular streets.' However, side streets have a lot of traffic control lights, which may slow down your ride even more.