Riding Safety - Flash FLASHV1 User Manual

6. Don't jump with your bike. Jumping a bike, particularly a
BMX or mountain bike, can be fun; but it can put huge
and unpredictable stress on the bicycle and its compo-
nents. Riders who insist on jumping their bikes risk seri-
ous damage, to their bicycles as well as to themselves.
Before you attempt to jump, do stunt riding or race with
your bike, read and understand Section 2.F.
7. Ride at a speed appropriate for conditions. Higher speed
means higher risk.
B. Riding Safety
1. Obey all Rules of the Road and all local traffic laws.
2. You are sharing the road or the path with others — motor-
ists, pedestrians and other cyclists. Respect their rights.
3. Ride defensively. Always assume that others do not see
you.
4. 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.
• Potholes, sewer grates, 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.
5. 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.
6. Stop at stop signs and traffic lights; slow down and look
both ways at street intersections. Remember that a bi-
cycle always loses in a collision with a motor vehicle, so
be prepared to yield even if you have the right of way.
7. Use approved hand signals for turning and stopping.
8. Never ride with headphones. They mask traffic sounds
and emergency vehicle sirens, distract you from concen-
trating on what's going on around you, and their wires
can tangle in the moving parts of the bicycle, causing
you to lose control.
9. Never carry a passenger, unless it is a small child wearing
an approved helmet and secured in a correctly mounted
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