Biccyle Safety - Know Your Skill Level




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Bicycle Safety

Know your skill level

Skilled adult bicyclists glide down busy roads with ease. Novice bicyclists and children, thought, may get overwhelmed in heave traffic. So choose routes that fit your bicycling skill and comfort level.

Even for skilled bicyclists, some of the in-traffic riding techniques outlined in these pages work best in light to medium traffic, with speeds of 35 mph or less. Always use good judgment.

Kids on Bikes. Few children below the age of ten understand traffic very well. Here are some tips just for them.

Before you ride into the road from a driveway, stop at the edge of the road. Look for traffic to the left, to the right, then to the left again. Take off only when the coast is clear.
Think for yourself. If a friend rides past a stop sign ahead of you, don't think that means it's safe to follow. Stop and look for traffic yourself.
Carry your stuff in a backpack or bike bag. Keep your hands free to steer your bike.
Don't ride two peo0ple on a bike that's only made for one. It's too hard to control your bike that way. you'll weave and wobble and could break your bike.
Don't get a bicycle "to grow into." It's hard to ride a bike that 's too big for you without wobbling. Safe cyclists ride straight and true.

Passing walkers and other bicyclists. Be courteous and warn pedestrians and other bicyclists when you are about to pass. By law, all Ohio bicyclists must have a bell of horn. Remember, pedestrians have the right of way.

Riding at night. Ohio law says you must have a good headlight on your bike when you ride at night. Also, you must have a read red light, read red reflector, colorless front reflector and either reflective rims or spoke reflectors when you ride at night.

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