Bike safety

When you fasten a screw/bolt, you turn it clockwise (to right). When you loosen it, you turn counter-clockwise (left).

That is also the case when you fasten a pedal on the right side of your bike, but not on the left, why not?

• Everything on the left side works the opposite way of the right side.

• Pedalling forward is a counter-clockwise movement, same direction as for loosening a screw/bolt. But that would mean that the power you put on the pedal could loosen your left pedal, which would of course be dangerous. So they reversed the thread on the left.

• It just happened to be designed like that.

• It makes it easier to tell left and right apart.

Which county is cyclist Sam Bennet from?

• Cork

• Dublin

• Galway

• Waterford

What is very important if you do a wheelie?

• That your back wheel is fixed ok.

• That your saddle is fixed ok.

• That your carrier is fixed ok.

• That your front wheel is fixed ok.

Is it ok to cycle on the footpath?

• Yes, because the road is only for cars, motorbikes, trucks and buses.

• Yes, because there is hardly anyone walking on them anyway

• Not really, bicycles can/should use the road if there is no bicycle path

• No, the footpath is for dogs.

Why is wearing a helmet important? (choose best answer)

• It makes you cycle faster since it is aerodynamic.

• It is fashionable.

• It protects your head, especially near kerbsides this is very important.

• It makes you a little bit taller.

If your chain has gone rusty and noicy, and sticks, what should you put on it? (choose best answer)

• Olive oil

• Rapeseed oil

• Sunflower oil

• Chain oil

Are under-inflated tyres good or bad, and why?

• Good, since they make it harder to cycle, so you get fitter and stronger.

• Good, since they last longer when under-inflated.

• Bad, since you have a higher risk of bursting/puncture when e.g. hitting a pothole.

• Good, since air is never good in a tyre.

What does vis in high-vis stand for?

• Vista

• Visibility

• Vishnu

• Vision