Verso KC720-220, User Manual

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Safety
A. The Basics
 Always wear a cycling helmet which meets the latest certification standards and is
appropriate for the type of riding you do. Always follow the helmet manufacturer’s
instruction for fit, use and care of your helmet. Most serious bicycle injuries involve
head injuries which might have been avoided if the rider had worn an appropriate
helmet.
 Always do the Mechanical Safety Check before you get on a bike to ride.
 Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of your bicycle: brakes, pedals, shifting.
 Be careful to keep body parts and other objects away from the sharp teeth of
chainring, the moving chain, the turning pedals and cranks, and the spinning wheels of
your bicycle.
 Always wear:
 Shoes that will stay on your feet and will grip the pedals. Make sure that show
laces cannot get into moving parts, and never ride barefoot or in sandals.
 Bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can be tangled in the bicycle
or snagged by objects at the side of the road or trail.
 Protective eyewear, to protect against airborne dirt, dust and bugs—tinted
when the sun is bright, clear when its not.
 Don’t jump with your bike. Jumping a bike, particularly a BMX or mountain bike, can
be fun; but it can put huge and unpredictable stress on the bicycle and its compo-
nents. Riders who insist on jumping their bikes risk serious damage, to their bicycles
as well as to themselves. Before you attempt to jump, do stunt riding or race with your
bike, read and understand the Extreme, Stunt or Competition Riding section of this
manual.
 Ride at a speed appropriate for conditions. Higher speed means higher risk.
B. Riding Safety
 Obey all rules of the road and all local laws.
 You are sharing the road or the path with others—motorists, pedestrians and other
cyclists. Respect their rights.
 Ride defensively. Always assume that others do not see you.
 Look ahead, and be ready to avoid:
WARNING:
The area in which you ride may require specific safety devices. It is
your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the laws of the area where you ride
and to comply with all applicable laws, including properly equipping yourself and your bike
as the law requires.
Observe all local bicycle laws and regulations. Observe regulations about bicycle
lighting, licensing of bicycles, riding on sidewalks, laws regulating bike path and trail use,
helmet laws, child carrier laws, special bicycle traffic laws. Its your responsibility to
know and obey the laws.
WARNING:
Failure to wear a helmet when riding may result in serious injury or
death.
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