1. How many classes of e-bikes does California law officially recognize?

• 2
• ✓ 3
• 4

California defines three e-bike classes, Class 1, 2, and 3, each with its own speed and throttle rules.

2. Which e-bike class has no throttle-only mode and stops assisting the rider at 20 mph?

• ✓ Class 1
• Class 2
• Class 3

Class 1 e-bikes only assist while pedaling and cut off at 20 mph, unlike Class 2's throttle option or Class 3's higher speed cap.

3. A 15-year-old wants to ride a Class 3 e-bike on a public road in California. Is this permitted?

• Yes, as long as they wear a helmet
• ✓ No, the minimum age for Class 3 is 16
• Yes, but only with a parent riding alongside

Class 3 e-bikes have a 28 mph assisted top speed and a statewide minimum operating age of 16, so a 15-year-old cannot legally ride one on the road.

4. Which California law addresses visibility problems caused by vehicles parked too close to crosswalks?

• Three Feet for Safety Act
• ✓ Daylighting Law
• Freedom to Walk Act

The Daylighting Law is the one that targets parking too close to a crosswalk or intersection corner.

5. Under the Daylighting Law, is it illegal to park close to a crosswalk even if there's no red curb painted there?

• ✓ Yes
• No
• Only on weekends

The parking restriction applies regardless of curb color, so a lack of red paint doesn't make close parking legal.

6. The Three Feet for Safety Act specifically regulates the behavior of:

• Cyclists passing pedestrians
• ✓ Drivers passing cyclists
• Pedestrians crossing streets

This law sets the minimum distance a motor vehicle must keep when overtaking a bicyclist.

7. If a full lane change isn't possible when passing a cyclist, what must a driver do instead?

• Pass at normal speed anyway
• ✓ Slow to a safe speed and pass only when it won't endanger the cyclist
• Stop completely and wait for the cyclist to pull over

When conditions don't allow a lane change or the full three feet, the driver must slow down and only pass when it's safe to do so.

8. A driver approaching a marked crosswalk with a pedestrian in it must do what?

• ✓ Yield and use due care
• Only yield if the pedestrian is running
• Proceed if there's no stop sign nearby

Drivers must yield the right-of-way and exercise due care whenever a pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk.

9. Which crosswalk type requires drivers to yield to crossing pedestrians even though it has no painted lines?

• ✓ An unmarked crosswalk at an intersection
• A crosswalk inside a parking lot
• A crosswalk on a freeway on-ramp

California law treats most intersections as having an unmarked crosswalk, and drivers must yield there just as at a painted one.

10. Outside of any crosswalk, which rule requires a pedestrian to yield to close vehicles?

• CVC 21950
• ✓ CVC 21954
• CVC 21760

CVC 21954 flips the right-of-way rule for pedestrians crossing outside a crosswalk, requiring them to yield to nearby vehicles.

11. Which age group must wear a helmet while riding any bicycle or e-bike in California?

• ✓ Riders under 18
• Riders over 65
• All riders regardless of age

The base helmet law covers all bicyclists and e-bike riders under 18, with an added rule for Class 3 riders of any age.

12. A parent riding an e-bike with a child passenger seat must make sure the child, if under 18, wears what safety equipment?

• ✓ A helmet
• Elbow pads only
• Nothing is required for passengers

California's helmet requirement covers passengers under 18 as well as the person operating the bike.

13. What must a bicycle have to be ridden legally after dark in California?

• A horn and mirror
• ✓ A front white lamp and a rear red reflector or light
• A license plate

Night riding requires a visible front white light and a rear red reflector or light so the bike can be seen from both directions.

14. From what distance must a bicycle's front lamp be visible at night?

• 100 feet
• ✓ 300 feet
• 1,000 feet

The front lamp must be bright enough to be seen from 300 feet away.

15. Whether cyclists may ride on sidewalks in California is decided by:

• State law, uniformly statewide
• ✓ Local city or county ordinances
• The DMV, case by case

There's no single state rule on sidewalk riding, so it varies from one city or county to the next.

16. A cyclist is generally required to ride as far right as practicable, except when:

• ✓ The lane is too narrow to safely share with a car
• The cyclist is tired
• It is raining

A substandard-width lane is one of the specific conditions that lets a cyclist move away from the right edge.

17. When passing another cyclist traveling in the same direction, is a rider permitted to briefly move away from the right edge of the road?

• ✓ Yes, passing is a recognized exception to the ride-right rule
• No, cyclists may never leave the right edge
• Only if they honk first

Overtaking another rider or vehicle is one of the built-in exceptions to the requirement to stay near the right edge.

18. Since the Freedom to Walk Act took effect, can police cite a pedestrian just for crossing mid-block?

• Yes, always
• ✓ No, only if the crossing creates an immediate danger of a collision
• Yes, but only in downtown areas

A safe mid-block crossing is no longer citable on its own; police can only cite it if it actually creates an immediate collision risk.