Stay safe while riding with these bicycle tips:

1. Ensure your child’s helmet has a CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) or Snell sticker and was made since 1999.
2. A helmet can’t protect unless it fits properly. Get fit tips here by viewing this short video.
3. Kids shouldn’t wear their helmet while playing; the chin strap is a strangulation hazard when on playground equipment, climbing trees, etc.
4. Look and listen. Teach your child to walk their bike across intersections and never listen to headphones while riding.
5. Teach your children the basic road rules: right, left and stop hand signals and ride with traffic.
6. Dress your child in bright-colored clothing to help increase their visibility.
7. Choose shoes that grip the pedals. Wearing heels, flip-flops, or going barefoot is hazardous.
8. Do a maintenance check each season, inspecting ties, chain, handlebars, brakes and adjust the seat height if your child has grown.
9. If your child wears a backpack, tie/clip all straps to avoid them tangling in the spokes.
10. Make sure that the bicycle properly fits the child. When sitting on the seat, toes should be on the ground, and the bike easily balanced.