Rules of the Road
True or False: E-bike users must obey all traffic signals and stop signs.
What is true?
True or False: E-Bikes can operate more quietly than cars can.
What is true?
Sports you use a helmet in.
Open ended- baseball, football, skateboarding, hockey, etc.?
This should be added to your bike to improve visibility while riding.
What is a bike light?
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?
The maximum assisted speed an e-bike can travel.
What is 28 miles per hour (MPH)?
Number of fingers space between your helmet and your eyebrows.
What is 2 fingers space?
You should wear these kind of clothes so drivers and other cyclists can see you better.
What are bright clothes?
X percent of pedestrian fatalities occurs in the dark.
What is 80%?
Transportation is the cause of what percentage (%) of premature deaths from air pollution?
What is 25%?
Age you should stop wearing a helmet.
What is there is no age?
(*Helmets are important to wear at all ages*).
True or False: E-bike users follow different laws than drivers.
What is false?
See demonstrated bike signals.
What is left turn, right turn, and stop?
Reasons why e-bike modifications are dangerous.
Open-ended: brakes may fail, unsafe speeds, motor keeps running when trying to stop, e-bikes are heavier and faster- crashes hit harder, etc.
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.
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?