Riding Safety - X-TREME XB-610 Owner's Manual

Like any sport, biking carries the risk of injury and damage. By choosing to ride the
electric bicycle, you assume all responsibility for these risks. Thus, you need to
know and practice the rules of safe and responsible riding.
YOUR INSURANCE POLICIES MAY NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ACCIDENTS
INVOLVING THE USE OF THIS ELECTRIC BICYCLE. TO DETERMINE IF COVERAGE
IS PROVIDED YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY OR AGENT.
Safety Basics: Do's and Don'ts
The Do's
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Always conduct a Safety Check before you ride your electric bicycle. Be thoroughly familiar
with the controls of your electric bicycle.
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Always wear an approved helmet when riding your electric bicycle. Follow the helmet
manufacturer's instructions for fit, use and care of your helmet.
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Always keep body parts and other objects away from the spinning wheels of your electric
bicycle.
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Always wear shoes that will stay on your feet and will stay on the floorboard.
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Wear bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can catch on moving parts of the
electric bicycle or objects at the side of the road or trail.
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Think about your speed, and keep your speed consistent with safe operating conditions.
The Don'ts
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Never ride with headphones. They mask traffic sounds, distract you from concentrating on
your surroundings, and their wires can tangle in the moving parts of the electric bicycle,
causing you to lose control.
Never carry a passenger. The maximum carrying capacity is 300 lbs.
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Never ride barefoot or wearing sandals.
Don't jump with your electric bicycle. It puts great stress on everything from frame and forks
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to drive train. Riders who insist on jumping their electric bicycle risk serious damage to
their electric bicycle as well as to themselves.
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Never carry anything which obstructs your vision or your complete control of the electric
bicycle or which could become entangled in the moving parts of the electric bicycle.
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Never hitch a ride by holding on to another vehicle.

RIDING SAFETY

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