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Bicycle Safety for Children
May 27, 2020
Learn to Bike Safely during Bicycle Safety Month
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a list of important safety techniques for bicyclists of all ages in honor of bicycle safety month. The NHTSA website offering safety videos and the full list of safety tips can be found at www.nhtsa.gov/bicycle-safety/learn-bike-safely. For children, bicycle safety is of the utmost importance to avoid serious and sometimes fatal injuries. Below are a few reminders:
Rules of the Road
The Rules of the Road may seem easy and clear to adults, but to children just starting out we have to teach them those first basic rules. They have to understand the road is a shared space and bicyclists should follow the same rules and responsibilities as drivers including:
- Ride in a straight line, single file, in the same direction as traffic.
- Obey all traffic signs and signals.
- Stop and look left-right-left for traffic before entering a street.
- Bikers should use bike lanes whenever available.
Always wear a helmet
Bikers should always wear a helmet that fits level on the head and low on the forehead — one or two finger-widths above your eyebrow. Also, be sure to adjust the slider on both side straps to form a “V” shape under, and slightly in front of, the ears. Lock the slider if possible. The NHTSA has created this helpful flyer that should be reviewed by parents when shopping for a bicycle helmet for their children. The proper helmet can be the difference between a minor fall with no long term injuries and a major concussion or fatal injury.
Fitting Your Bike Helmet
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