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3. Safety
• Parked car doors opening.
• Pedestrians stepping out.
• Children or pets playing near the road
• Pot holes, sewer grating, railroad tracks, expansion joints, road or sidewalk
construction, debris and other obstructions that could cause you to swerve into
traffic, catch your wheel or otherwise cause you to lose control and have an accident.
• The many other hazards and distractions which can occur on a bicycle ride.
5.
Ride in designated bike lanes, on designated bike paths or as close to the edge of
the road as is safely possible, in the direction of the traffic flow or as directed by local
laws.
6.
Stop at stop signs and traffic lights; slow down and look both ways at street
intersections. Remember that a bicycle always loses in a collision with a motor
vehicle, so be prepared to yield even if you have the right of way.
7.
Use approved hand signals for turning and stopping.
8.
Never ride with headphones. They mask traffic sounds and emergency vehicle
sirens, distract you from concentrating on what’s going on around you, and their wires
can tangle in the moving parts of the electric bicycle, causing you to lose control.
9.
Never carry a passenger, unless it is a small child wearing an approved helmet and
secured in a correctly mounted child carrier or a child-carrying trailer. Follow the child
carrier or child carrying trailer’s manufacturer’s recommendations regarding weight
limits.
10.
Never carry anything which obstructs your vision or your complete control of the
electric bicycle, or which could become entangled in the moving parts of the electric
bicycle.
11.
Never hitch a ride by holding on to another vehicle.
12.
Don’t do stunts, wheelies or jumps. They can cause you injury and damage your
E-bike.
13.
Don’t weave through traffic or make any moves that may surprise people with
whom you are sharing the road.
14.
Observe and yield the right of way.
15.
Never ride your bicycle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
16.
If possible, avoid riding in bad weather, when visibility is obscured, at dusk or in the
dark, or when extremely tired. Each of these conditions increases the risk of accident.
3.3 Wet Weather Riding
WARNING: Wet weather impairs traction, braking and visibility, both for the
bicyclist and for other vehicles sharing the road. The risk of an accident is
dramatically increased in wet conditions.
Under wet conditions, the stopping power of your brakes (as well as the brakes of
other vehicles sharing the road) is dramatically reduced and your tires don’t grip
nearly as well. This makes it harder to control speed and easier to lose control. To
make sure that you can slow down and stop safely in wet conditions, ride more slowly
