Biking Safely
This should be added to your bike to improve visibility while riding.
What is a bike light?
Because the brain is fragile we often compare it to this food.
What is an jello?
True or False: Cyclists follow different laws than drivers.
What is false?
It is important that this fits well and is not too tight or loose before biking.
What is a helmet?
This black and white striped area is where you should walk when crossing the street.
What is a crosswalk?
This color headlight and this color tail light is required on your bike by NJ law.
What is a white headlight and a red tail light?
Examples of what your brain controls.
True or False: Cyclists must obey all traffic signals and stop signs.
What is true?
Shape properly fitting helmet straps should make under your ears
What is a V-shape?
True or false: You should walk and bike facing traffic.
What is false?
(You should walk facing traffic, but bike with traffic)
See demonstrated bike signals.
What is left turn, right turn, and stop?
An insult to the brain caused by an external physical force (falling downstairs, car crash)
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Cyclists must keep this many bike lengths between themselves and others.
What is 2 bike lengths?
Sports you use a helmet in.
Open ended- baseball, football, skateboarding, hockey, etc.?
You should wear these kind of clothes so drivers and cyclists can see you better.
What is bright clothes?
This mode of transportation has risk for injury due to the high speeds it can travel at.
What are e-bikes/e-scooters?
Frequency at which Traumatic Brain Injuries occurs in the United States
What is every 21 seconds?
In NJ it is the law that anyone under this age must wear a helmet while riding their bike.
What is 17 years of age?
Examples of how to check if your helmet fits properly
Open ended- moving your head, open your mouth, side straps make V shape under your ears, etc.
New Jersey has more pedestrian fatalities than the national average by _ times.
What is 2 times?