Test Your Street Smarts: How Bicycle-savvy Are You?
Test your knowledge of bicycle safety before navigating Chicago's paths and roads. Information comes from the Chicago Department of Transportation.
- 1.You should always ride your bike
- A.
Against traffic (in the left lane)
- B.
With traffic (in the right lane)
- 2.True or False: It's safer to ride close to traffic and farther from the curb.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Illinois law says that in traffic no more than _________ cyclist(s) may ride side-by-side.
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 4.At a right turn on red or stop sign the law says you must:
- A.
Yield to oncoming traffic
- B.
Slow down
- C.
Stop
- D.
Look both ways
- 5.If you're the victim or witness in a collision:
- A.
Call 911
- B.
Get name, address, phone number, license and insurance information from the driver
- C.
Get the police report number from police
- D.
Write down how the crash happened and photograph any damaged clothes or equipment
- E.
All of the above
- 6.At night, Illinois law requires:
- A.
Cyclists to wear bright or light colored clothing
- B.
A white front light visible from 500 feet
- C.
A back reflector or light visible from 100 to 600 feet
- D.
Both A and B
- E.
Both B and C
- 7.True or False: When it starts to rain you should hurry home to beat the worst of the weather.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.According to Chicago law, you may only ride your bike on the sidewalk if:
- A.
You are 11 years old or younger or it's marked as a bike route
- B.
There is no designated bike lane
- C.
The sidewalk is wide enough to accommodate a cyclist and two pedestrians
- D.
Pigs fly. You can never legally bike on a sidewalk.
- 9.True or False: It is illegal to ride a bike the wrong way down a one-way street.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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