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Bicycle Safety for Children

This is a great educational video for young cyclists from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Before getting on their first bike, children must understand the importance following bicycle safety laws. Keep some of these statistics in mind when teaching your children about bicycle safety: Approximately 51,000 cyclists were injured in collisions with a motor vehicle in 2009. Nearly 8,000, or 17 percent, of the injured cyclists were age 14 years or younger. There were 630 fatal bicycle accidents in 2009, accounting for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities. Seventy percent of all cycling fatalities in 2009 occurred in urban areas. Seventy-two percent of these fatalities occurred between the hours of 4 a.m. and 8 p.m. Keep in mind that these statistics are meant to highlight the most common and dangerous types of accidents. Always supervise your children when they ride, until they are old enough to safely ride alone…
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Mid-Summer Cycling Safety Tips

This video from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) offers some great safety tips for cyclists. Many of these tips may seem like common sense, but you would be amazed at the number of cyclists who are unaware of bicycle safety laws. Keep the tips from the NHTSA in mind, as well as the following: Watch your back. Remember to scan the road behind you for passing vehicles or other cyclists. More and more electric-powered vehicles are on the road, which are difficult to hear. If you bike on roads often, a rearview mirror for your bike could be a good investment. Stay straight. When riding on the road, keep your path as straight as possible. The more predictable you are, the less likely you are to be hit by a car. Be aware of road hazards. A large number of things can cause you to wreck your…
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Summer Safety Tips and Bicycle Maintenance

With summer time approaching and more and more citizens in Southern California taking up cycling, we thought it would be a good time to review some bicycle safety and maintenance tips. Whether you are new to cycling or an experienced cyclist, keep these tips in mind: “A” is for Air. Check your tire pressure. Checking the PSI on your tires should be a daily habit for all cyclists. If your tires are underinflated, it can cause damage to your wheels. If you do not know how to check the pressure, ask a trusted friend or a bicycle mechanic. Both underinflated or overinflated tires cause accidents. “B” is for Brakes. Check the brakes! This may seem like an obvious point, but faulty brakes are the cause of many bicycle accidents. If you have experience with bicycle brakes, fixing them can be as simple as adjusting the cables. If you do not…
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