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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)

 
  1. Trails are the safest place to ride.
     

  2. A quick turn can be used as an emergency procedure.
     

  3. When passing straight through an  intersection with a right turn lane you should stay to the right
     

  4. The injury rate of cyclists adjusted for hours of use is highest in the 15 - 24 age bracket
     

  5. The major causes for non-motor vehicle bicycle crashes are cracks and potholes.

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