“Helmets are cool!” - “Wear your Helmet!”
Helmets are cool! - Wear your Helmet!
Mr. Wally, from Bicycle Hub, visited the children of Marlboro Montessori and gave “Great Safety Tips” on how to make the biking season safe and enjoyable during the summer season.
As the warm weather approaches, we’ll see more bicycles out in the community. Every bicyclist needs the protection of a good bicycle helmet. Of course, a helmet can’t keep a bicyclist from falling. But it can cut the chances of serious injury.
We can make bicycling safer for all by observing the following safety tips:
- Always wear a helmet
- Obey all traffic controls
- Ride your bicycle near the right-hand edge of the road
- Never carry another person on your bicycle
- Always use hand signals when turning or stopping
- Look out for cars at cross street, driveways, and parking places
- Be careful when checking traffic and don’t swerve when looking over your shoulder
- Give pedestrians the right-of-way
- Keep your bicycle in good condition
- Always ride carefully
*Check your child’s bike is the proper size. A bike that is too big or too small will be hard to control.
*Check reflector on the front and rear of the bike. The rear one should be red and should be at least three inches across.
*Check the reflector is pointed straight back to reflect the headlights of cars coming up behind your child.
*Check the bike’s chain to make sure it is clean and lubricated.
*Check your child’s brakes for even pressure.