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Bicycle safety is about more than just wearing a helmet. Kids need to understand their environment, how to assess threats and how to avoid dangerous situations on a bicycle. This report covers the important and often ignored aspects of bicycle safety.
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TeachingKidsBikeSafety
Ridingabikecanbeawonderfulexperienceforevery
child.It'sanactivitythatof ersfun,freedomandfitness
whiledevelopingachild'sselfconfidenceandsenseof
accomplishment.
Likemostactivitieswithsuchgreatreward,thereisalso
theriskofinjury.Teachingyourchildthefundamentals
ofbikesafetyisthemostimportantstepintheprocess
oflearningtorideabike.
HelmetsareNotOptional
Headinjuriesaccountformorethan60%ofal bicyclerelatedfatalitiesinvolvingyoungcyclists.General y,kids
dislikewearingahelmet.Toencourageuse,letthemselecttheirownhelmetandremindthemthatthereason
theyhavetowearitisbecauseyouwanttheminyourlifeforever.Nohelmet,nobike.Period.
StayAlert
Forkidstenandunder,mostcyclingaccidentsarecausedbysomelapseinjudgmentorlossofconcentration.
Kidsinjurethemselvesrunningintostationaryobjectslikeparkedcarsormailboxes.Theycol ideintoeach
otherorrideof thecurb.
Teachyourchildthatbeingalertisevenmoreimportantthanwearingtheirhelmetandridingsafelymat ers.
Letthemknowyouareproudoftheirabilitytomakegooddecisionsandaskthemtobealeaderwhentheyare
ridingwithfriends.
www.balancebikes4kids.com

Asyougrantnewfreedomforyourchildtoroamontheirbicycle,takethetimetowalkthemthroughthenew
areasthey'llbeal owedtoride.
Pointoutdangerspots;parkedcarsthatobscurevision,busytraf icareas,steephil sandaskthemtoexplain
howtheywil handleeachsituation.
ObeytheTrafficRules
Formostadults,recognizingandreactingtotraf icsignsandrulesissecondnature,butwesometimesforget
thatkidshavenottakendriver'seducationclasses.Teachyourkidswhichdirectiontoride,howtonegotiate
intersectionsandthemeaningofthetraf icsignsintheirridingzone.
Whileridingwithyourchildinacar,quizthemonthevarioustraf icsignsandtalkaboutwhattheywoulddoif
theywereontheirbikeinsteadofinthecar.
Pointoutexamplesofdriverswhoarenotpayingenoughat ention
andusethistocal at entiontotheimportanceofstayingalert.
PracticeMakesPerfect
Learningtorideabicyclecomesdowntoonefundamentalskil
balance.Manyexpertsrecommendanapproachthatdoesnotuse
trainingwheels.
ThishasbeenthemethodinEuropeforsometimewheremanychildrenlearntorideusingabalancebike
whichhasnopedals,chainorsprocketsandispoweredbythechild'sfeet.

www.balancebikes4kids.com

Whenteachingyourchildtoride,putthefocusonbalance,notpedaling.Ifyoudon'thaveabalancebike,
removethepedals,lowertheseataslowisitwil goandletthechildtestouttheirbalancebywalkingthebike.
Astheybegintomastertheirbalance,movethemtothetopofagradualinclineandhavethemdriftdown,
draggingtheirfeetalongastheygo.
Thiswil acceleratethelearningprocessandsaveyourbackasyouwon'tbetheonepushingthebikearound
theneighborhood.
BicycleEquipmentMaintenance
Alwaysmakesurethatyourchild'sbicycleisingood,workingcondition.Paycloseat entionthebrakes,both
frontandback.Thesecandegradequicklywhenusedfrequentlyandkidshaveawayofimprovisingstops
whentheydo.Thismayleadtoarapiddeteriorationofsneakersastheybecometheprimarybraking
mechanism.
Checkthetirepressureandrotation.Makesureal thespokesareintactandthegearsandgearshiftersare
functioning.Checktheseat,handlebarsandtirestoensurenothingisloose.
SharetheRide
Thebestwaytodemonstratebicyclesafetyisonabike.Sogetoutandridewithyoursonordaughterand
showthemhowit'sdone.
Wanttolearnmoreabouthowtoteachyoungkidsto
rideabike?Visithttp:/ www.balancebikes4kids.com/
tolearnthesecrettoteachingkidsasyoungastwoto
rideabikewithouteverusingtrainingwheels.
www.balancebikes4kids.com

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