BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!

Not only is today Friday, but it's also Good Friday, which is a religious holiday and not a subtle hint that you've gotten your hands on some "Wednesday weed."  It's also a reminder that Sunday is Paris-Roubaix.  Paris-Roubaix is a bike race known as both the "Hell of the North" and the "Queen of the Classics," and it should not be confused with "The Queen of the North," which was a Canadian shipwreck, or with the band Nickelback, which is a Canadian trainwreck.

In the meantime, I'm administering a quiz.  As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer.  If you're right you'll know it, and if you're wrong you'll see Dashboard Jesus & the Sermon of the Cyclists.  And trust me--you don't want to see a cartoon Jesus with an Australian accent admonishing a cyclist.

Thanks very much for reading, ride safe this weekend, and be wary of large cobblestones, long showers, people wearing rucksacks claiming to be drug testers, and Nickelback.

--BSNYC/RTMS

1) According to Saturn driver Zack Colman, why should bicyclists ride on the sidewalk?

--"I cannot drive my car on the sidewalk, so why must you ride your bicycle where I drive?"
--"...roads are for cars, not bicyclists."
--"...with all these things I can do in my car nowadays, such as choose a different song on my iPod, send a text message while driving or fall asleep at the wheel because I had to wake up for a worthless 8 a.m. biology lab, I might not notice you."
--All of the above



2) Saturn driver, sidewalk-cycling advocate and cultural critic Zack Colman is less than impressed with the Showtime series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," though the star does give him a "minor hard on."

--True
--False




3) Onion editorialist come to life Zack Colman's email address is colmanz1@msu.edu.

--True
--False



4) According to a recent New York Times article, 21% of cyclists who died in accidents between 1996 and 2005 had alcohol in their bodies.  Which is not a conclusion being drawn by the sources quoted in the article?

--"...let's be careful about blaming victims, when it's unclear whether alcohol was a contributing factor in any of these crashes."

--"There is safety in bike lane use..."

--"...wearing helmets can save lives"

--"There's lots of focus on helmets and bike lanes in the world of cycling advocacy but relatively little on personal responsibility and smart riding."

5) Which well-known cyclist broke two ribs last spring in a drunk cycling accident?

--Jan Ullrich

--David Byrne

--Jake Gyllenhaal

--Brian Eno

6) What's missing from this rendering of a "Livable Street?"

--Cones of Smugness

--Self-Congratulation Stations

--Dedicated padded bike lanes for intoxicated brakeless cyclists

--All of the above

7) I am on Twitter:

--True.  I have joined the "Twitterati."

--False.  I am not currently among the "Twitterati" and I have no idea who created this account.

8) According to GM, what's a good transportation solution for increasingly crowded urban areas?

--A bicycle

--A smaller car powered by a hybrid engine

--An SUV

--A Segway with a roof on it

9) Who are these guys?

--RTSF: Recumbent Trike Strike Force

--CORBS: Cops On Recumbent Bikes

--TWATS: Three-Wheeled Anti-Terrorist Squad

--The AFLD Urine Collection Squad

***Special Acrononymous Bonus Question!***

What does "AYSHMB" stand for?

--All You Suckers Hate My Balls

--All You Swedes Handle My Beaver

--All You Shepherds Hump My Bike

--All You Stevedores Haul My Barge