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"La strada più sicura è quella sulla sinistra."
Translation:The safest road is that one on the left.
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Because "la strada piu' sicura" is a closed structure that keeps together, and the e' refers to this. As far as I know. :)
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either safer or safest would be correct here because of structural ambiguity. 'più sicura' here is an adjective and because the subject already has a definite article none is added to 'più sicura' if it is intended as a superlative. the context of a conversation could make clear the intended use. "all these streets are dodgy at best. ma la strada più sicura è quella sulla sinistra." (superlative). "i've driven down both these streets before and la strada più sicura è quella sulla sinistra." (comparative) in the sentence that duo posted only two streets are mentioned, suggesting the best choice would be comparative, but without further context it's not clear.