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You're helmet should (Figure 1.1):
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) certified
(look for the label on the helmet)
• Properly sized for you
• Properly fitted to you
• Properly attached to your head
• Undamaged
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 (Section 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 shoelaces cannot get into moving 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.
Figure 1.1
• Protective eyewear, to protect against airborne dirt, dust
and bugs-tinted when the sun is bright, clear when it's not.
6. Unless your bicycle was specifically designed for jumping
(See Appendix A, Intended Use) 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 components. Riders who insist on jumping their bikes
risk serious 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.
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