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2.0 Safety
2.1 The Basics
WARNING: The area in which you ride may require specifi c safety
devices. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the laws of
the area 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 traffi c laws. It's your
responsibility to know and obey the laws.
1. Always wear a cycling helmet which meets the latest certifi cation standards
and is appropriate for the type of riding you do. Always follow the helmet
manufacturer's instructions for fi t, 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. Make sure that your child always wears
an approved bicycle helmet when riding in the ChildPod® in Carrier Bicycle,
Trailer, or Jogger Modes; but also make sure that your child understands
that a bicycle helmet is for bicycling only, and must be removed when not
riding. A helmet must not be worn while playing, in play areas, on playground
equipment, while climbing trees, or at any time while not riding a bicycle.
Failure to follow this warning could result in serious injury or death.
WARNING: Failure to wear a helmet when riding may result in serious
injury or death.
2. Always do the Mechanical Safety Check (Section 1.3) before you get on a bike.
3. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of your bicycle: brakes (Section 4.3);
shifting (Section 4.4.)
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.
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