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3. Look ahead, and be ready to avoid:
• Vehicles slowing or turning, entering the road or your lane ahead
of you, or coming up behind you.
• 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 cause you to
have an accident.
• The many other hazards and distractions which can occur on a
bicycle ride.
4. Ride in designated bike lanes, on designated bike paths or as close
to the edge of the road as possible, in the direction of traffic flow
or as directed by local governing laws.
5. 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.
6. Use approved hand signals for turning and stopping.
7. 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 bicycle, causing you to lose control.
8. 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.
9. Never carry anything which obstructs your vision or your complete
control of the bicycle, or which could become entangled in the
moving parts of the bicycle.
10. Never hitch a ride by holding on to another vehicle.
11. Don't do stunts, wheelies or jumps. If you intend to do stunts, wheelies,
jumps or go racing with your bike despite our advice not to, read
Section 2.E, Competition, now. Think carefully about your skills before
deciding to take the large risks that go with this kind of riding.
12. Don't weave through traffic or make any moves that may surprise
people with whom you are sharing the road.
13. Observe and yield the right of way.
14. Never ride your bicycle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
15. If possible, avoid riding in bad weather, when visibility is obscured,
at dawn, dusk or in the dark, or when extremely tired. Each of these
conditions increases the risk of accident.
16. Always take along some kind of identification, so that people know
who you are in case of an accident; and take along a couple of dollars
in cash for a candy bar, a cool drink or an emergency phone call.
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