Question

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change.

Regarding women, Turner declared, "With hardly any exception there is a consensus of opinion that the exercise of wheeling, properly regulated and indulged in at proper times and seasons, is of great benefit to all sound women and girls." However, Turner warned that women should not indulge in racing. "It must be distinctly understood that anything in the way of racing or speed competition on cycles must be injurious to any woman," he wrote, "and should never be allowed.”

Which best describes E. B. Turner’s perspective?

Women should bicycle in any manner they choose.
Women should bicycle with specific limitations.
Women should refrain from riding bicycles at all times.
Women should only bicycle if they understand the risks.

Answer 1

Women should bicycle with specific limitations.

He endorses cycling for women when "properly regulated" and at appropriate times but forbids racing or speed competitions.