Bike in Cyprus

Ride on roads that have slow speed limits and on streets with less traffic. Mpst kids don’t have the skills needed to handle heavy traffic. Let your child know that busy street are “off limits”.

Avoid riding at night. Accidents are 20 times more likely to occur at night than during the day. Encourage your child to telephone you for ride home if he or she is out past dark.

NO WRONG WAY RIDING!! Ride with traffic, on the right-hand side of the road. Riding against traffic puts bicyclists where motorists leasts expect them and directly causes one out of five bike/car crashes. Explain to your children that they are safer riding with traffic and that it is the la.

Obey all traffic signs and traffic laws. 30% of bicycling accidents occur when a cyclist fails to stop at a stop sign or red light.

Stop and look before entering the street when riding out from the driveway, sidewalk or parking lot. About one-half of the children eight and under who get killed on bikes are hit when they ride out of a driveway without stopping or looking. Take your child outside to the driveway and after explaining the reason for it, have him practice walking his bike to the street to begin his trip. Scan left-right-left and if no traffic is present, proceed into the road.

No playing in the road. Explain to your child that the street is for safe riding only. Help them find a park, or playground where they can zoom around without worrying about cars.

Wear a helmet. Each year, thousand of children suffer head injuries from bicycling accidents. Protect your children, encourage them to wear a helmet. Set a good example by wearing one yourself.