1. [Multiple choice]

Facts from this article were taken from the magazine ‘Bicycling’.

(The facts taken from the website Bikeiowa.)

Answers for Quiz [1].

• 1. true
• 2. false
  (correct)

2. [Multiple choice]

Bicycle commuters increased by 100% between 1983-1990.

Answers for Quiz [2].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false

3. [Multiple choice]

There are fewer cars than bicycles on the roads in China.

Answers for Quiz [3].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false

4. [Multiple choice]

Driving uses over half of the oil consumed in the U.S.

(The correct answer is driving uses 43% of the oil consumed.)

Answers for Quiz [4].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

50% of Americans live under five miles from where they work.

(The fact is actually more than half (so over 50%) of Americans live less than five miles from work.)

Answers for Quiz [5].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)

6. [Multiple choice]

In the space allocated for two cars, you could park approximately 24 bicycles.

Answers for Quiz [6].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false

7. [Multiple choice]

A third of Japanese workers commute by bicycle.

(In Japan 15% of commuters travel by bike. This is not the same as one third.)

Answers for Quiz [7].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)

8. [Multiple choice]

Travelling by bicycle is good for the environment.

Answers for Quiz [8].

• 1. true (correct)
• 2. false

9. [Multiple choice]

The U.S uses one third of it’s land for roads and parking for vehicles.

(This is not true. In some major cities one third of the land is allocated for roads and parking.)

Answers for Quiz [9].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)

10. [Multiple choice]

The return journey from home to work is approximately 11.0 miles.

(The article states one trip from home to work is 11.0 miles. Therefore the return journey would be 22.0 miles.)

Answers for Quiz [10].

• 1. true
• 2. false (correct)