sentence correction

[deepakk]

Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed
limit as the current one.
A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

Please tell me the way to solve this question.

[theCodeToGMAT]

Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.

A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
INCORRECT; we need "as are" ... "as" is better usage than "equally" as per the meaning...

B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
INCORRECT; "as" is better usage than "equally" as per the meaning...

C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
INCORRECT; we need "as are" as per the meaning of the sentence.

D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
INCORRECT; we need "as are" ...

E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

[AnjaliOberoi]

RAHUL, can you please explain your answer by stating any example.