Safety; The Basics - Flash FLASHV1 User Manual

2. Safety

A. The Basics
WARNING: The area in which you ride may require specific
safety devices. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself
with the laws of the area where you ride and to comply with
all applicable laws, including properly equipping yourself and
your bike as the law requires.
Observe all local bicycle laws and regulations. Observe
regulations about bicycle lighting, licensing of bicycles, riding
on sidewalks, laws regulating bike path and trail use, helmet
laws, child carrier laws, special bicycle traffic laws. It's your
responsibility to know and obey the law
1. Always wear a cycling helmet which meets the latest
certification standards and is appropriate for the type of
riding you do. Always follow the helmet manufacturer's
instructions for fit, use and care of your helmet. Most
serious bicycle injuries involve head injuries which might
have been avoided if the rider had worn an appropriate
helmet.
WARNING: Failure to wear a helmet when riding may
result in serious injury or death.
2. Always do the Mechanical Safety Check (Section 1.C)
before you get on a Bike.
3. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of your bicycle:
brakes (Section 4.C.); pedals (Section 4.E.); shifting (Sec-
tion 4.D.)
4. Be careful to keep body parts and other objects away
from the sharp teeth of chainrings, the moving chain, the
turning pedals and cranks, and the spinning wheels of
your bicycle.
5. Always wear:
• Shoes that will stay on your feet and will grip the
pedals. Make sure that shoe laces cannot get into
movin parts, and never ride barefoot or in sandals.
• Bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can
be tangled in the bicycle or snagged by objects at
the side of the road or trail.
• Protective eyewear, to protect against airborne dirt,
dust and bugs — tinted when the sun is bright, clear-
when it's not.
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