Tips for Safe Bicycling
- Always wear a properly fitted and fastened helmet.
- Replace your helmet if tt has been damaged or after five years of use.
- Obey traffic laws and signals that apply to motor vehicles and yield to pedestrians.
- Use hand signals to indicate turning and stopping.
- Ride on the right, single file with the flow of traffic.
- Keep both hands on the handle bars - use a basket,
rack, or back-pack to carry packages.
- Wear light-colored clothing with retro-reflective
markings.
- Equip your bike with a white light on the front, a red.
light on the rear, and a full set of reflectors.
- Don t listen to headphones when bicycling.
- Lock your bike and keep It well rriaintained.
- Be sure a child can straddle a bike with both feet
on the ground.
Be alert for:
- Cars coming out of driveway and sidestreets;
- Doors opening from parked cars;
- Potholes, sand, and sewer drains.
Selecting a Helmet
- Look for ANSI Z90.4, ASTM or Snell Memorial
Foundation certification sticker inside the helmet.
- The best helmet has good ventilation, a nylon chin
strap, and a strong buckle.
- Try the helmet on before you buy it (adjust the chin
strap firmy but comfortably and use the foam pads
that come with the helmet to adjust the fit).
- Try another helmet size or design if simple hand
pressure shifts the helmet significantly on your head.
- A properly fitted and fastened helmet will bit low on
your forehead, just above the eyebrows.
- Parents - children are more liked to wear a helmet
they help to select.
Bicycle Helmet Fit
Sponsored by the
Governor's Highway Safety Bureau
Jane M. Swift Nancy J. Luther
Governor
Director
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