Helmet Effectiveness - wear a helmet
Wearing the bike helmet gives you the credibility of a serious rider in automobile traffic. Studies found that 57% of injured cyclists without head trauma were wearing helmets. They calculated the implied reduction in risk of head and brain injury as approximately 70% .
NIGHT RIDING
To ride at night, you need lights. Even when streetlights show you the way, you need lights so other people can see you against the glare of car headlights. A white headlight identifies the fronts of all vehicles.
more information is available at
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/vehicle/emerging/#power |