Bike Safety

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Bike Safety

• Winter 2002 CS 255
• Jessica Lapp

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Bicycle Safety Song

• Here is a song that you can learn about bike
  safety.
• http//www.safetyape.com/SafeAndSound/WheelSafe.ht
  m
• Click on link to get words and tune.

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Fitting your bicycle to you

• Do not ride a bike that is too big for you. When
  youre standing on the ground you should have a
  1-3 inch gap between you and the top bar. 
• Make sure you can touch the ground while sitting
  on the seat.
• It is very dangerous to ride a bike that is too
  big for you.

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Choosing a Helmet

• Make sure it meets standards. Though style and
  price are important features, protection
  outweighs all other considerations when buying a
  helmet. The good news is that as of April 1999,
  all bike helmets are inspected by the Consumer
  Product Safety Commission (CPSC), so you wont
  find one in the stores thats unsafe. You can
  also look for a sticker or other indication that
  the helmet meets the ANSI, SNELL or ASTM
  standard.

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Helmets cont.

• Make sure you like it. If it is comfortable you
  will like to wear it more often.
• Make sure it fits. Proper fit ensures that the
  helmet will be in place when it is most needed.
  Be sure to get the right size and try it on
  before buying.

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Rules about riding bicycles

• Keep bike in good shape
• Always let cars and people go first
• Slow down and check traffic at all corners
• Keep both hands on the handle bars except when
  doing turn signals

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Rules for riding bicycles cont.

• Walk across Busy streets
• Stay off busy streets
• Keep to the right
• And stay in a straight line when following

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Signals to use while riding

• These are pictures of the signals you are to use
  when riding your bike.
• You are supposed to signal at least 10 feet
  before you do the action you are signaling.

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5 Rules to avoid Fatal crashes

• Never Ride out into street with out stopping
  first.
• Obey stop signs.
• Check behind you before swerving, turning, or
  changing lanes.
• Never follow another rider with out applying the
  rules.
• Before you get on your bike put on a helmet.

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Facts

• About 800 people in the United States are killed
  in bicycle accidents each year, most of them from
  head injuries.
• A pedestrian or bicyclist is killed every 3 1/2
  minutes.

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History of the Bicycle

• 1817 to the present. Is how long the bicycle has
  been around.
• For almost 200 years inventors have been
  fascinated with the possibilities of the bicycle.
  Some major inventions, such as pump up tires and
  sealed roads, were developed specifically for the
  bicycle. The bike is still the most common and
  efficient form of personal transport in the
  world. As you trace its history, try to imagine
  where the bicycle might lead us in the future.

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Tips

• Make sure to wear cloths that people can see you.
• Never ride against traffic. Motorists aren't
  looking for bicyclists riding on the left side of
  the road. Ride on the right, with the traffic.
• Be Alert.

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Activity

• Here is a song to sing about bike safety.
• Click on the link and it will play the music and
  have the words to use
• NHTSA's Safety City Bike Tour