Every year thousands of people are injured and hundreds killed while bicycling. To stay safe, cyclists should always wear a helmet, obey all traffic laws and lights like other vehicles, use hand signals to indicate turns and stops, and ride predictably by not weaving and checking for traffic.

1. Every year thousands of people are injured and
hundreds of people are killed while riding bicycles.
4 SIMPLE STEPS FOR
Always wear a helmet.
BICYCLE
SAFETY
PROTECT YOUR HEAD1
Bicycles must follow the rules
of the road like other vehicles.
OBEY ALL TRAFFIC
LAWS & LIGHTS
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Stay safe
Hand signals tell motorists and
pedestrians what you intend to
do. Signal as a matter of law, of
courtesy, and of self-protection.
Drivers are used to the patterns of other drivers. Don’t
weave in and out of traffic. The more predictably you
ride, the safer you are. Check for traffic. Be aware of
traffic around you.
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ACT LIKE A CAR
USE HAND SIGNALS
YOU ARE GOOD TO GO!
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