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Bicycle Safety Quiz
What you need to know

BEFORE you mount up!

Just click on an answer to select it. Check your answers when you're done.
1.
It is safest to ride your bicycle on the right hand side of the street, going with the traffic?
9.
When a traffic light turns amber, you should always try to stop because the light will be turning red soon.
2.
It is illegal and unsafe for you to go through a red light.
 
10.
To indicate that you will be stopping, your right arm points out and down.
3.
The correct way to signal a left turn is to hold your left arm straight out to your side.
 
11.
Before entering the road from a driveway, a cyclist must stop and check for vehicles approaching on the road.
4.
If your bicycle has good brakes, you can stop just as well on wet roads as you can on dry ones.
 
12.
You are safest riding your bicycle on the left hand side of the road, against the flow of the traffic.
5.
An amber light means you should speed up to get through the intersection before the light turns red.
 
13.
You ride your bike on the road toward a yield sign. You must slow down and stop for traffic on the cross street.
6.
A bicycle is safe to ride, even if it is too big for you, as long as it is working properly.
 
14.
If your brakes are good, you can stop your bike in the same distance no matter what your speed.
7.
You should always wear reflective or light-coloured clothing when riding a bicycle after dark, even if your bike has lights and reflectors on it.
 
15.
If a police officer directs traffic in an intersection, you should obey the stop light and not the officer.
8.
After dark, you need white reflectors on the rear of your bike and red reflectors on the front.
 
16.
You make a right turn at a green light on your bike. Pedestrians in the crosswalk must wait for you to go.
                     
  How many did you get correct?