WHAT TAKES PLACE AT THE BICYCLE SAFETY RODEO?
Tips To Teach Your Children Safe Biking • Make sure your children have proper fitting helmets. • Make sure your children wear their helmets. A helmet can’t protect your child if it’s on a shelf in the garage. • Instruct your child which streets and intersections are more dangerous than others. • Instruct your child on safe ways to handle leaving driveways and approaching intersections. • Explain to your child that even though they can see the car, the driver of the car might not be able to see them. • Explain traffic laws to your child. Recent changes in the law have classified a bicycle as a vehicle. The laws that apply to you as a driver apply to your child on a bicycle. • Set a good example for your child. Wear a helmet. Stop at stop signs. No matter what you tell your children to do, they will do what they see you do. • Make sure the bicycle is the proper size for your child. If it’s too big or small, your child will be unable to control it. • Teach your children the turn signals.
