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Some helpful defensive habits include looking ahead to avoid:
• Vehicles slowing or turning, entering the road or your lane ahead of
you, or coming up behind you.
• Parked car door opening – it is a good habit to scan parked cars
for people in the driver seat to alert you to the possibility of a door
opening.
• Pedestrians stepping out
• Children or pets playing near the road
• Hazardous road conditions: pot holes, gravel, sewer grates,
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.
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Whenever possible, ride within designated bike lanes, on
designated bike paths or if riding on the road, ride as close to the
edge as possible. If you feel uncomfortable with the riding conditions
(e.g., road with very narrow shoulder or no shoulder at all) seek out
alternative routes that are safe.
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Obey all traffic laws. Stop at all stop signs and traffic lights
and slow down to look both ways before proceeding through all
intersections regardless of whether you have the right of way or not.
Remember that a collision with a vehicle, whether the driver’s fault or
not, will likely cause you much more harm than the vehicle.
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Learn and use hand signals to let other users on the road know
where you are turning or changing your position while on the road.
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Never ride with headphones. They may mask important traffic
sounds and emergency vehicle sirens. The headphones, or the
sounds they are amplifying may distract you from concentrating on
what is happening around you.
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Never hitch a ride from vehicles or other cyclists.
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Never ride your bicycle while under the influence of alcohol or
drugs.
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Observe and yield the right of way at all times, especially for
vehicles.
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Always respect the road – do not weave in and out of traffic or
make any sudden moves that may surprise other people with whom
you are sharing the road.
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Do not perform jumps, stunts or wheelies -- they can cause
you to lose control of your bicycle and result in injury or death and/or
damage to your bicycle.
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Never carry a passenger unless it is a small child wearing a
certified bicycle helmet and who is secure in a certified and correctly
mounted child carrier or a child-carrying trailer.
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Never wear or carry anything that obstructs your vision or
impairs complete control of your bike or which can become entangled
in the moving parts of your bicycle.
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Whenever possible, avoid riding your bike in conditions with
poor visibility or are hazardous, such as in bad weather, riding at
dusk or in the dark, or when you are extremely tired. Each of these
conditions increases the risk of an accident.
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Your new OHM bicycle purchase will inevitably create much
excitement and the opportunity to ride with other people can also
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