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t
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lwa
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ar
y
ou
r h
elm
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–
ever
y tim
e yo
u ri
de
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ide
in th
e sa
me
dire
ctio
n as
oth
er
vehi
cles
. Bic
yclis
ts a
nd
driv
ers
follo
w th
e sa
me
rule
s of
the
road
.
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ay a
tten
tion
to tr
affi
c.
Do
not u
se h
eadp
hone
s or
cel
l pho
nes
whi
le y
ou
bike
.
B
e vi
sibl
e. W
ear
brig
ht
clot
hing
and
refl
ectiv
e m
ater
ials
whe
n yo
u ri
de.
An
d,
ab
ov
e a
ll,
obey
all
traf
fic
law
s, si
gns
and
sign
als.P
ag
e 3
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Pa
ge
s 4
-5
Ada
pted
from
“Saf
e B
ikin
g fo
r Kid
s A
ctiv
ity B
ook”
, usi
ng c
urric
ulum
pro
duce
d by
the
Ore
gon
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
n,
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
the
Bic
ycle
Tra
nspo
rtatio
n A
llian
ce a
nd C
ity o
f P
ortla
nd,
with
fun
ding
by
the
Nat
iona
l H
ighw
ay
Tran
spor
tatio
n S
afet
y A
dmin
istra
tion.
Illu
stra
tions
by
Just
in S
hort
and
Tom
Fris
ch. E
dito
rial a
ssis
tanc
e on
puz
zles
and
ac
tiviti
es b
y M
egan
Tho
rpe.
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17 O
rego
n D
epar
tmen
t of T
rans
porta
tion.
May
be
repr
oduc
ed in
tota
l for
free
dis
tribu
tion.
Fo
r all
othe
r use
s, p
leas
e in
quire
for p
erm
issi
on. O
DO
T is
an
Equ
al O
ppor
tuni
ty a
nd A
ffirm
ativ
e A
ctio
n E
mpl
oyer
.
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C
B
D
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GF
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E
HKn
ow
Yo
ur
Bik
e Q
uiz
Which part is w
hich? Identify these 12 bike parts by w
riting the right letter in the box next to each part.
A. Seat
B. H
andlebarsC
. Top tube
D. T
ire
E. B
rakeF. ShifterG
. Brake lever
H. Seat post
I. SpokesJ. C
hainK
. PedalL
. Rim
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sw
er
s o
n P
ag
e 8
Rid
e o
n t
he
rig
ht
sid
e
of t
he
ro
ad
wit
h t
ra
ffic
.
When you ride in a group, ride in
sin
gle
file
. Bicycles are considered
vehicles according to most state and
city laws – this m
eans you have a right to the road. It also m
eans you m
ust obey all traffic laws.
Use your h
an
d s
ign
als
to com
municate w
here you are going.
Use lig
ht
s at night – w
hite in front and red in back. B
right clothing and reflectors are recom
mended.
Ha
za
rd
s
Hazards can be anything that
blocks your view of traffic, causes
you to lose control of your bike, or crashes into you w
hile riding. Som
e examples are parked cars,
potholes, opening car doors, dogs, and railroad tracks.
Yo
u c
an
av
oid
ha
za
rd
s
by looking ahead and to the sides to anticipate approaching hazards. R
iding over and around hazards m
ay require looking back for cars and a change of lane position. T
o safely cross railroad tracks, ride over them
at a 90-degree angle, w
hich prevents your wheels
from getting trapped betw
een the track and the road.
Ru
les
of t
he
ro
ad
Us
ing
ha
nd
sig
na
lsP
ag
e 3
An
sw
ers
Tran
spor
tatio
n Sa
fety
Div
isio
nO
rego
n D
epar
tmen
t of
Tran
spor
tatio
nR
ide
Safe
ly. T
he W
ay to
Go.
Bike Riding Dangers
Can you find all 13?Pretend you are the person riding the bicycle at the bottom of the picture. Can you see all the things that could cause you to have a crash? There are 13 hazards in this drawing. Can you find them all?
Answers on Page 8
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fe B
ikin
g W
or
d F
ind
Find the w
ords in the list below and circle them
. Words are forw
ards, backwards
and diagonal.
Bik
e L
ib
Ma
kin
g t
he
pla
n
The other day I called m
y friends __________ and __________ and asked
(NAM
E) (N
AME)
if they wanted to go for a __________ ride. They w
ere __________ and so they
(NO
UN
) (ADJECTIVE)
were happy to com
e. I told them to m
eet me at _____________ in ________
(PLACE N
AME)
(NU
MBER)
minutes and be sure to bring their __________.
(PLURAL N
OU
N)
I w
as _________ to go for a ride with m
y friends. I ran to the ___________
(ADJECTIVE) (PART O
F HO
USE)
to get ready. I combed m
y ________ and washed m
y _________ and put on
(NO
UN
) (N
OU
N)
clean _________.
(PLURAL N
OU
N)
Then I w
ent to the ___________ to get my _______ stuff. The m
ost important
(PART O
F HO
USE)
(NO
UN
)
thing is my _________, so I tried it on m
y __________. It looked great!
(NO
UN
) (BO
DY PART)
