Safety; The Basics - Giant - V8.0 Manual

2. Safety

A. The Basics
WARNING: Many provinces or territories require specific safety devices. It is your
responsibility to familiarize yourself with the laws of the provinces or territories 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 laws.
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 (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 shoe laces 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.
• Protective eyewear, to protect against airborne dirt, dust and bugs — tinted when the sun is bright, clear
when it's not.
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 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. Increased speed means higher risk.
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