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resharingtheroadwithmotorizedtraffic.Tokeepsafe,itisimportanttohaveabikeintopconditionandtopayattentiontosomebasicbutveryimportantcyclingrequirementswhensharingyourridewiththegeneraltraffic.
Thisarticleisbasedonright-handtraffic;
ifyouliveinacountrywithleft-handtraffic,pleasebearthisinmindwhenreadingthedirections.[1]
Steps
Checkingyourbike
1.1
Allcheckedandreadytoride
Checkyourcyclingequipment.Beforeyouevensetout,itisimportanttoensurethatyourbikeisroadworthyandsafe.Thisisespeciallyimportantforagingbikes.Checkingyourbikemeanslookingatthefollowing:
oAir--areyourtiresinflatedadequately?
oBrakes-dotheywork,aretheyclean?
oChain-isitclean,freeofdebris,andabletoturnwithnoproblems?
2.2
Checkthebrakes.Wheelyourbikearoundaflatsurface,pullingthebrakeleversonandoff.Iftheydonotwork,andyou'
renotsurehowtofixthem,contactyourlocalbikeshopandaskthemtohelp.
3.3
Checkthebike'
stires.Putthewholetireintoasmallbowlofwater.Seeifthereareanybubblescomingout.Ifthereareanybubbles,itmeansyourtireispuncturedandyoucangetitfixedbyabikeshopordoityourself.Repeatfortheothertire.
4.4
Seeifthebikeistherightheightforyou.Thisisveryeasyasallyouneedtodoissitonyourbikeandmakesurethatthetipsofyourtoestouchtheground(andnothingelse).Adjustthebikeseatasneeded,andthehandlestoo.
Dressappropriately
Brightcolorsareidealcyclewear
Wearbrightclothing,areflectivevest,orhaveflashinglights.Theseallincreaseyourvisibility.Whenbuyingt-shirtsortopsmakeitapolicytobuybrightoratleastwhitecolours.Youcanalsoaddreflectorlightsorreflectivetapetoyourbackpackifyou'
rewearingone.
Wearcomfortableshoes.Ridingabikeinhighheelsorflipflopsisneveragoodidea.Wearshoesthatfitsnugly,areflatsoled,andhavenodanglingpiecesthatcouldbecomecaughtinthebikestructureandspokes.Tuckinlaces.
Usetrouserelasticsorties.Theywillholdbacklongpantsthatarethreateningtoflapintothewheelspokes,orbecomedirtiedbythechaingrease.
Don'
ttieclothingaroundyourwaist.Itcouldunexpectedlycomelooseandwraparoundyourwheel,throwingyouhead-firstintothegroundorroad.Itcouldalsobecomeentangledinthechainorobscureyourrearlightandreflector.
5.5
Wearingahelmetisalwaysagoodideawhencycling.Insomeplaces,youhavenochoicebuttowearahelmetbylaw.Yet,evenwherethisisnotlegallyrequired,it'
sagoodideatowearonetoaugmentyoursafety-headinjuriesarethemostcommonfatalinjuriessustainedinbikeaccidents.[2]
6.6
Weareyeprotection.Dirt,pebbles,orevenbugscanflyintoyoureyes,causingtemporaryvisiondifficulty.Apairofbicycle-appropriateglasseswillhelppreventthis.
Roadrulesandroadsense
Obeytrafficlawsandsafetybestpractices.Althoughthedriverhittingyoumightbetechnicallyatfault,youaretheonewhowillmostlikelybeinjuredorevenkilled.Followthesebasicsforyourownsafety:
Evenbikescomewiththeirownrules!
Knowtherulesanduseyoursenses.Everycyclisthasadutytoknowtheroadrules,bothastheyapplytoyouasacyclist,andastheyrelatetootherroadusersaswell.Thisincludesteachingchildrenwhatrulestheyneedtobeawareof(seebelow).Itisalsoimportanttousecommonsensewhenridingintraffic,relyingonallofyoursensestohelpguideyouthroughtrafficsafely.Anticipatetheunexpectedtoreducesurprises.
Rideinthedirectionofthetraffic.Ridingagainsttrafficonthewrongsideoftheroadisillegalandincreasesacyclist'
sriskdramaticallybecauseitincreasesclosingspeedsandturningmotoristsarelikelytonotevenlookfortrafficinthedirectionfromwhichawrong-waycyclistwouldbecoming.
Priortoadjustingcourseleftorright,alwaysfirstlookbackbehindyoutomakesureit'
sclear,andthensignalyourintent.Learntobeabletoturnyourheadtolookbackbehindyouwithoutveeringoffcourse.Thiscanbedonebypracticinglookingbackwhilefollowingastripeinanemptyparkinglot.Thisskillisessentialanytimeyouneedtomoveleftorrightfromyourcourse,likewhenyouneedtomoveoverforatruckstoppedatthecurborsomeotherobstacle.Justbecauseit'
snotyourfaultthatyouneedtochangecourse,doesnotmeanthatyouhaverightofwaytomoveover.Ifothertrafficisusingtheadjacentlineoftravel,youneedtoyieldtothem,ornegotiateforrightofwaytomovethere(seebelow).It'
simportanttopracticethelookingbackskillbecausemanycyclists,evenexperiencedones,don'
trealizehowmuchtheyveerwhentheylookback.Lookingbacktomakesureit'
ssafetomoveoverisofnohelpifyouveerleftrightinfrontofovertakingtrafficasyoulookback.
Signalyourintentionstootherroadusers.Thatistosaywhenturningoradjustinglaterallyontheroadway.Holdingyourarmstraightandparalleltothegroundwithopenpalmfacedforwardismuchmoreclearandattention-grabbingthananarmhalfheartedlyliftedandheldinpositionwithabentelbow.Beforetakingyourhandoffthehandlebar,besuretoscantheroadaheadforobstructionslikestones,potholes,oranythingthatcanjerkyourwheel.Notonlydoessignalingletthempredictyournextmove,butitgivescyclistsareputationofcourtesy.
Stopforstopsignsandwatchfortraffic.
Obeytrafficsignals.
7.7
Donotlistentomusicwhilstcycling.Notonlydoyourearsactlikearadarfordetectingapproachingcars,certaintypesofmusiccanencourageyoutotakeexcessiverisks!
8.8
Chooseaconspicuouslaneposition.Realizethatmanymotoristsmayoverlookcyclists,especiallythoseridinginconspicuouslyneartheroadedge.Somemotoristsareirritatedbythepresenceofcyclistsandseektomakeitharderforyoutodrivenearthem.Don'
tgetangry;
iftheyhonkthatmeansthey'
venoticedyou!
Conveygratitudebysmiling,noddingorwaving.Staycalm,keepyourwitsaboutyou,andremainfocused.Amirrorcanhelpyouknowwhenamotoristisapproachingfrombehind.Awell-timedlookback,nodorevenslow/stoparmsignalcanbeveryhelpfulincommunicatingtothemotoristthatyouarenotoblivioustotheirpresenceandyoureffectonthem,whichalonecanoftennip-in-the-budapotentialroadragesituation.
9.9
Trackyourtiresatleastfivefeetfromthesideofcarsparkedatthecurbtoeliminatetheriskofbeingstruck,orbeingcausedtoswerveinfrontofovertakingtraffic,byasuddenlyopeneddoor.Rememberthatevenat10mphyou'
retravelingthedistanceofanentirecarlengtheverysecond.Ifadooropenssuddenlyinfrontofyou,youmaynotevenhaveenoughtimetoreact,muchlessstop.Andifyouinstinctivelyswerveorareknockedleftbytheopeningdoor,youcouldbehitbyovertakingtraffic.Sure,they'
relegallyobligatedtolookfirstbeforetheyopenthedoor,butareyougoingtotrustyoursafety-perhapsevenbettingyourlife-thattheyalwayswillwithoutexception?
Ifyouregularlyrideindoorzones,it'
sonlyamatteroftimebeforeyougetdoored.Sincecarandtruckdoorsextendoutasmuchasthree-and-a-halffeetwhenopen,trackingfivefeetawayallowsyourtwofootwidebodytobeclearofanopendoorplusaminimumofsixinchesoferrormargin.Anycloserthanfivefeetputsyouinthedoorzoneandinseriousrisk.Don'
tbeluredintoridinginadoorzonebyabikelane.Thatpaintonthegroundoffersnoprotection!
10.10
ttrytosharelaneswithothertrafficthataretoonarrowforsafeside-by-sidesharing.Ridingfarrightinlaneslessthan14feetinwidthisagreatcauseofconflictandconsternationintraffic.Itmakesthecyclistlessconspicuousandinvitesmotoriststotrytosqueezeintothelaneside-by-sidewiththecyclist,causingthemtoeitherpasswithinsufficientsafetymargin,orrealizetoolatethattheyhavetoatleastencroachintheadjacentlanetopasssafely.Alertthemearlyoftheconditionthatlanesharingisnotanoptionbyclearlycontrollingthelanebyridingnearthecenterofthelane,orevenleftofcenter,sotheyhavethetimeandspacetoplanasafelanechangeandpass.
11.11
Sharetheroadwisely.Betweenintersectionswhenfastertrafficispresent,ifthetrafficlaneiswideenoughfortraffictopassyousafelywithinthelane,keeptothesideandmakeiteasierforthedriverstoleaveyouroom.Butduringsignificantlylonggapsintraffic,amoreconspicuouspositionwelloutinthetrafficlanehelpsgrabtheattentionofthenextdriverwhoapproaches,discouragingthemfromchoosingtoattendtoadistractionuntilafteryou'
vebeensafelypassed.Arearviewmirrorcanhelpyounoticewhenfastertrafficisapproaching,andtoletyouknownwhentomoveaside,usuallyafterthey'
veslowedindicatingthey'
venoticedyou,butbeforetheygetirritated.Neverusearearviewmirrorglanceinplaceofahead-turnlookbackpriortomovinglaterallyontheroadway.
12.12
Knowthatmostoftheriskisinfrontofyou,especiallyfromtrafficturningandcrossingacrossyourpath.Asyouapproachanyintersection,junctionorplacewhereturnsmaybemade,regardlessofyourintendeddirection,chooseaconspicuousandpredictablelanep
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