1. When there is no designated bike lane, the safest place for bikes to ride is:

A. The sidewalk.

B. The middle of the traffic lane.

C. As far to the right as possible.

(Answer: B)

2. By law, bicyclists can ignore:

A. Stop and yield signs.

B. Traffic lights.

C. None of the above.

(Answer: C)

3. The legal classification of car driving is different from bike riding because:

A. Driving a car is a revocable privilege and riding a bike is a statutory right.

B. Cars can make right turns on red lights, but bikes can't.

C. Car owners pay gas taxes, but bicycle owners are exempted.

(Answer: A)

4. When bikes or cars approach each other on the street from behind:

A. The approaching rider/driver has the right-of-way.

B. The rider/driver in front has the right-of-way.

C. They have equal rights-of-way and are supposed to decide among themselves, cordially, how to proceed.

(Answer: B)

5. Car-bicycle crashes in Minneapolis have historically occurred most frequently during:

A. Spring weekend mornings.

B. Winter lunchtimes during a One Day Sale at Macy's.

C. Warm weather weeknight afternoon rush hours.

(Answer: C)

6. As bicycle commuting in Minneapolis has more than tripled over the past 15 years, the number of bike-car crashes has:

A. Stayed about the same.

B. Skyrocketed.

C. Plunged.

(Answer: A)

Tony Brown