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LEWIS FIRST
TELLS US NOW IS THE TIME TO
SAFETY TIPS.
NICER AND NICER, A LOT OF
PARENTS HAVE BEEN PEDDLING SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY.
EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 1000 DIE
IN BIKE ACCIDENTS, AND CHILDREN
GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR
BIKE-RELATED ACCIDENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT WHAT YOUR CHILDREN
REMINDERS.
FIRST, MAKE SURE THE LIKE
--BIKE -- BIKE FITS PROPERLY, NO
HIGHER THAN THEIR SHOULDERS, AND
THERE SHOULD BE FOR RAKES, NOT
JUST HAND BRAKES.
-- THERE SHOULD BE FOOT BRAKES,
NOT JUST HAND BRAKES.
MOST ACCIDENTS OCCUR NEAR THE
ON THE STREETS, AND THERE ARE
STANDARDS SET BY THE CONSUMER
PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION'S.
A HELMET SHOULD NOT TIP FORWARD
OR BACKWARD AND SHOULD NOT BE ON
TOP OF ANOTHER.
THERE SHOULD BE A FINGER THAT
FITS BETWEEN THE CHIN STRAP.
A SKI HELMET IS NOT THE SAME.
REMEMBER, A WELL-MAINTAINED BIKE
IS A SAFE BIKE, SO MAKE SURE IT
IS TUNED UP EACH SEASON, WITH
THE TIRES INFLATED AND BRAKE
PADS CHECKED FOR WEAR AND TEAR.
IT'S ALSO NEED TO KNOW THE RULES
OF THE ROAD BEFORE THEY GO OFF
WITHOUT YOU, -- KIDS ALSO NEED
TO KNOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD
BEFORE THEY GO OFF WITHOUT YOU,
ALSO TO USE PROPER HAND SIGNALS
AND TO RESPECT TRAFFIC SIGNALS
EVEN IF PUT IN PLACE FOR CARS.
REFLECTIVE VESTS.
IT IS NEVER SAY FOR A CHILD TO
RIDE AFTER DUSK OR DARK, AND
NEVER WEAR HEADPHONES SO THEY
CAN HEAR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING
CAR ROAD -- CAR HORNS.
BICYCLES THIS SUMMER.