Third Grade Bicycling Life Skills Lesson

Being Safe on Your Bike

1. Be Prepared
2. Practice Rules of the Road
3. “Read” the Street
4. Learn how to use new bike safety facilities
5. Avoid Common Mistakes

Be Prepared: Wear a Helmet

Be Prepared: Bicycle Fit

Be Prepared: Know Your ABC’s

Be Prepared: Quick Check

Be Prepared: Eye Contact

Rules of the Road:

Ride In Same Direction as Traffic (On the Right)

Rules of the Road: �Use Hand Signals for Turns

Stopping

Right Turn

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Left Turn

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Rules of the Road: Shoulder Check

• Look over your shoulder before moving left

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• Don’t swerve when you look

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• Check for bicyclists and drivers

Rules of the Road

Driveways and Intersections

Reading the Street:

Bike Routes & Bike Lanes

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Reading the Street: Signals

Reading the Street: Signs

Reading the Street:

Tunnels, Bridges and Pathways

Reading the Street:

Railroads

Questions?

Bike Safety Facilities:

Bike Boulevards

Bike Safety Facilities:Traffic Circles

Ross Road and Meadow Drive

Bike Safety Facilties:

Flashing Beacons

Bike Safety Facilties:

Crossbikes

Avoid Common Mistakes: Parked Cars

DOOR

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ZONE!

Avoid Common Mistakes: Sun Glare

Shadow points in direction of oncoming drivers

Avoid Common Mistakes:

Debris & Hazards in the Bike Lane

Avoid Common Mistakes:

Looking Left, Right, Left

LOOK LEFT...

...LOOK RIGHT...

...LOOK LEFT

Next Steps: Prep for the Bike Rodeo

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Questions?

Thank You!