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Safety
Riding safety
its components. Riders who insist on
jumping their bikes risk serious damage,
to their bicycles as well as to themselves.
Before you attempt to jump, do stunt
riding or race with your bike, read and
understand “Extreme, stunt or compe-
tition riding” on page 13.
Ride at a speed appropriate for condi-
tions. Higher speed means higher risk.
Riding safety
Obey all Rules of the Road and all local
traffic laws.
You are sharing the road or the path
with others — motorists, pedestrians
and other cyclists. Respect their rights.
Ride defensively. Always assume that
others do not see you.
Look ahead, and be ready to avoid:
•
Vehicles slowing or turning, entering
the road or your lane ahead of you, or
coming up behind you
• Parked car doors opening
• Pedestrians stepping out
• Children or pets playing near the road
•
Pot holes, sewer grating, railroad tracks,
expansion joints, road or sidewalk con
-
struction, debris and other obstructions
that could cause you to swerve into
traffic, catch your wheel or cause you
to have an accident
• The many other hazards and distrac-
tions which can occur on a bicycle ride
Ride in designated bike lanes, on desig-
nated bike paths or as close to the edge
of the road as possible, in the direction
of traffic flow or as directed by local gov
-
erning laws.
Stop at stop signs and traffic lights;
slow down and look both ways at street
intersections. Remember that a bicycle
always loses in a collision with a motor
vehicle, so be prepared to yield even if
you have the right of way.
Use approved hand signals for turning
and stopping.
Never ride with headphones. They mask
traffic sounds and emergency vehicle
sirens, distract you from concentrating
on what’s going on around you, and their
wires can tangle in the moving parts of
the bicycle, causing you to lose control.
Never carry a passenger, unless it is a
small child wearing an approved helmet
and secured in a correctly mounted child
carrier or a child-carrying trailer.
Check the drive system manufactur-
er’s manual, or other system manual
included with your bike, for warnings
regarding trailer usage. When towing a
trailer, do not exceed 20 miles per hour.
Never carry anything which obstructs
your vision or your complete control
of the bicycle, or which could become
entangled in the moving parts of the
bicycle.
Never hitch a ride by holding on to
another vehicle.
Don’t do stunts, wheelies or jumps. If
you intend to do stunts, wheelies, jumps
or go racing with your bike despite our
advice not to, read “Extreme, stunt or
