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| Quoting Joe Friel, MS a highly respected cycling expert: "There
are only two kinds of cyclists, regardless of whether they ride a road
or mountain bike: those who have crashed and those who are going to."
Please see the below chart and take the short quiz to check your safety
knowledge. Click the shift/brake levers on the bottom image for the safety quiz answers.
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| Chart original sources: Chlapecka et al 1974 (Elem.
School); Schupack and Driessen 1976 (College) Kaplan 1
S.M. Watkins, CTC study (1984) in Forester, Bicycle Transportation,
3rd edition, MIT Press (1993) |
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Trails are the safest place to ride.
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A quick turn can be used as an emergency procedure.
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When passing straight through an intersection with a right turn lane you
should stay to the right
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The injury rate of cyclists adjusted for hours of
use is highest in the 15 - 24 age bracket
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The major
causes for non-motor vehicle bicycle crashes are cracks and potholes.
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