Basic Guidelines to Safely Ride a Bike

Stephanie ShawComm 1010

Purchase a bike

Make sure that it is made for your age and weight limit. Spider man bike is probably not the best option.

Adjust all of your equipment on your bike.

* Check the brakes* Check the tire pressure* Raise the seat for proper height* Make sure the bell is working properly. * Check cargo and make sure it is secure* Use regulated hand signals* Reflective clothing* Don’t forget a helmet!

TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

Most common bike accident injury

87,000 TBI injuries resulted from cycling incidences out of 447,000 total head

injuries in 2009

Cycling Laws to increase safety

• Use proper signals • Ride in the same direction as

traffic • Ride as far to the right as

practicable • You cannot have a siren or

whistle on your bike• Do not carry a package or

bundle that prevents using both your hands to control your bike.

• Always yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal when overtaking them• You are required to have a white

headlight, red taillight or reflector, and side reflectors, all visible for at least 500 feet any time you ride earlier than a half hour before sunrise, later than a half hour after sunset, or whenever it is otherwise difficult to make out vehicles 1000 feet away

Fin

Works Cited http://www.traumaticbraininjury.net/move-over-football-cycling-is-the-biggest-cause-of-sports-related-tbi/http://www.utahbikes.org/utahcyclinglaws