HEY KIDS...
Before Going Back On the Road Again, Take this Bike Safety Quiz...

Each year, approximately 800 bicyclists are killed, and 60,000 are injured in motor vehicle crashes. A bicycle is not a toy... it is a vehicle.

Learn to share the road.



1. Are there any times when you don't need to wear a helmet?

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2. Name three safe bike riding practices:

a. __________________________________________

b. __________________________________________

c. __________________________________________

3. Riding your bike in the dark is dangerous, but if you have to ride at night, what can you do to make yourself more visible to drivers?
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4. What kinds of things should you check before you begin to ride?

a. _________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________

5. Where do most bicycle crashes occur?
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6. When riding your bike, it is important to stay alert at all times. Name three road hazards you should watch out for:
a. _________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________

7. Is it OK to ride a bicycle while listening to audio headphones?
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8. What is the most serious type of injury for cyclists?
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9. Always be a courteous cyclist. Remember, _______________ have the right of way.

10. Be Safe, Be ______________________________________.

11. Always go with the flow of traffic, and stay to the __________.

12. Before entering a roadway, you should look ______________ for traffic.

13. Always check ________________ you before changing lanes.

14. Your bicycle helmet should fit _______________ and cover your ________________________.

15. When making a turn, __________ your moves to others.



ANSWERS

1. No, you should wear a helmet every time you get on a bike.
2. Ride single file, obey traffic signs, signals, and lane markings; signal your moves to others; check for traffic at an intersection; stay alert at all times.
3. Wear clothing that reflects the light; make sure your bike as a front headlight that is bright and white; and equip your bike with reflections on the front and rear; and on the pedals and wheels.
4. Inflate your tires properly and check your brakes before riding. Always wear neon, fluorescent or other bright colors when riding during the day, carry your books and other possessions in a bicycle carrier or backpack.
5. At intersections
6. Potholes, wet leaves, storm grates, cracks, gravel, etc.
7. No
8. Head injuries
9. Pedestrians
10. Seen
11. Right
12. Left-right-left
13. Behind
14. Snugly/Forehead
15. Signal

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