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)
It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.
