Child Bicycle Safety
Always wear a bike helmet. The most serious bicycle injuries are to the head. Try to keep your bicycle in good working shape, especially the brakes. Always let cars and people go first. Slow down and check traffic at all corners. Keep both hands on the handle bars except when doing turn signals. Walk across busy streets and intersections. Stay off busy streets and intersections.
Make sure your child's bicycle and helmet are the right size. They should be able to sit on the bike with both feet on the ground. A bicycle that is too big or too small is a safety hazard. Ten-speed bikes are not a good idea because small hands often cannot make the handbrakes work. Buy a bicycle with a coaster brake. All children's bicycles should be equipped with a bell and reflectors.
Bicycle safety rules for your child:
Do not play on the road on their bicycle
Do not ride on busy streets or intersections
Do not ride bicycles at night
Bicycles must stop for all stop signs
Bicycles must ride on the right side of the street going with the traffic.
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