Bike Safety 2

What are the benefits of riding a bike?

• Biking is good exercise. it helps your body to be healthy.

• Biking is good for your brain and your mood.

• Biking is fun!

• All of these!

Which is the correct side of the road to ride your bike? *

• Left side (the other side than cars)

• Right side (the same side as cars)

• Bikes are not allowed on the road. Bikes must ride on sidewalks.

When you come to a road and you need to cross, you should...

• Look both ways and then ride across

• Look left, look right, then look left again and then walk your bike across

• Drop your bike and walk across the road, leaving your bike behind. YOLO!

• Just ride...

Using safety gear is needed only when driving a bike. It does not include roller skates or scooters.

• True

• False

When students are old enough and can ride on the road, they should communicate their plans on the road by:

• Screaming everything really loudly

• Using an air horn

• Using hand signals

• Just going. No need to communicate anything.

Before riding your bike, you should always check brakes, air, and chain.

• No. It is not necessary.

• Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

• Yes. Always before riding.

Bike riders can avoid crashes by...

• obeying traffic laws

• communicating movement with hand signals and your voice

• have a reflector or light and wear bright colours

• all of the above!

Pedalling at a LOW CADENCE (coasting and not always pedalling) will help you keep your balance. True or False?

• True!

• False!

When riding on the road, how far from the curb should you ride your bike?

• 1 inch

• 1 foot

• 1 metre

• 1 km

Over the past 3 sessions, you learned a few things about riding safely on the road. Which of these describe how you feel about riding this summer now?

• I probably won't ride too much

• I'm super excited to get outside and ride safely!