Clothing/Gear
This U-shaped object helps keep your bike secure when you walk away.
What is a bike lock?/What is a U-lock?
What is a bike lane?
The “A” in the ABC Quick Check.
What is Air (tire pressure)?
This is Raleigh’s public bus system.
What is GoRaleigh?
This word describes making cities better for people, not just cars.
What is urbanism?
These go on your wheels or handlebars and make you more visible at night.
What are bike lights or reflectors?
This type of map or app helps you find the safest route using greenways or low-traffic roads.
What is a bike map or Google Maps cycling directions?
This is the most common cause of a flat tire.
What is a puncture (from glass, thorns, or debris)?
This part of the bus is used to carry bikes.
What is the front bike rack?
This membership-based nonprofit promotes cycling in Raleigh.
What is Oaks & Spokes?
his accessory keeps your pants from getting caught in the chain while riding.
What is a strap or band?
This universal hand signal means you’re stopping.
What is the left arm bent down at the elbow (or right arm straight down)?
Watch out for these when you're riding on the trails in the rain.
What are slippery roots?
Multi-modal commuting means combining biking with another type of this.
What is public transportation?
These types of bike lanes have a physical barrier between cyclists and cars.
What are protected bike lanes?
This type of pedal keeps you attached to your bike.
What is a clipless pedal?
This mark indicates where bikes should ride in a car lane.
What is a sharrow?
This tool is used to remove a tire to repair a flat.
What is a lever?
This Raleigh location is where trains, buses, and cyclists all converge.
What is Union Station?
This kind of ride is held to show that bikes belong on the streets.
What is a group ride or Critical Mass?
You'll know you have the best helmet safety technology when you see this acronym on your helmet.
What is MIPS?
Watch out for these when you're riding on the trails in the rain.
What are wooden bridges?
This part of the bike keeps the wheels spinning smoothly on the frame.
What are hubs?
These two items are required before boarding a bus with your bike.
What are lowering the rack and securing the bike?
Collecting this kind of data is critical to showing the city where streets feel unsafe, even when crashes aren’t reported.
What is Close Call data?