What are the basic bicycle safety rules every child should learn?
Well, every time you go out on a bike, it’s really important that you go over the bike safety rules for your child, whether you’re riding with them or if they’re going to ride in the neighborhood. But the basics are, get to know the laws in your own community. Some communities allow children to ride on the sidewalk. Get to know those basic laws. You can get that from your local police department or from your councilperson, whoever you feel is knowledgeable about that. Track it down and find out what is allowed by law. Now the basics that parents need to talk to their children about is stopping at all the traffic signs and traffic signals and making sure your child understands what those traffic signs and traffic signals mean. Also, the basics, if your child is going to ride on the sidewalk, make sure they’re aware of people backing in and out of driveways. Make sure that if they’re riding their bikes on the sidewalk, that they are being aware that pedestrians have the right of way and
