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Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail

• Ride with traffic. Keep to the right of the road.
• Obey all traffic regulations.
• Use proper hand signals for turning or stopping.
• Stop and look both ways in order to make sure that sidewalks or streets are clear before entering a street.
• Walk your bicycle across busy streets at corners or crosswalks.
• Use proper headlights and a red tail light or reflector when riding at night

NEVER

• Show off. Keep your hands on the handlebars.
• Zigzag, race or stunt ride in traffic.
• Hitch rides on trucks or cars.

TIPS

• ALWAYS wear you bike helmet and make sure your brothers and sisters do, too.
• Make a deal with your best friends to always wear your helmets when you ride together.
• Don’t ride at night.

FACTS

• Wearing a bike helmet is the most important thing you can do to protect your brain and your life when riding a bicycle.
• Children between the ages of 5 and 14 have the highest rate of injury of all bicycle riders.
• More then 500,000 children a year go to the hospital emergency rooms of doctors’ offices due to bike injuries.