TIPS FROM USAT MEMBERS
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Steve Spoelhof: Ride early (before traffic builds), anticipate goofy moves by drivers, use blinking lights,
wear a road id.
Andrea Patti son: Try not to listen to your iPod while riding. Listen for vehicles.
Glenn Mantel: I use the same “rule” my dad shared with me as a little kid and it applies to everything: Always be aware of your surroundings.
Jacklyn Ealum Kovacs: Definitely wear light/bright colored clothing with reflective vest; be visible to drivers!
Scott Richardson: Ride predictably. Hold your line out away from the curb far enough to avoid parked cars without swaying in and out in the gaps. Wear a helmet, bright clothing. Use lights. And I swear if I didn’t see someone riding against traffic today. Ride with traffic, run against traffic.
Dennis Caudle: Ride during ti mes when traffi c will be lighter. Avoid rush hour traffic when possible. I like to map out my route and drive it so I have an idea on what I will be facing on my bike.
Lisa Haas Marshall: Stay on the right! Know what “on your left ” means!
Jennie Marie Hill-Carver: Make a detailed map of your route, make a copy of it and leave it with someone! Call every hour or so to check in and tell them where you are.
Tom Marek: Be courteous to other riders. A quick “on your left ” or “good morning” will let a slow rider know you are about to blow past them. Especially if you are in a group, an “on your left , five riders” may keep the slower person from veering into the group.
Rebekah McCleary Trevelise: Please wear a helmet, and teach your kids to always wear helmets.
Sheila Ballasy King: If you drop a water bottle or any item that may fall from your hand or from your bike be sure to return to that spot at some point to retrieve it even if it means driving back to that spot to pick it up! STOP
LITTERING...also goes for banana peels. As a bicyclist, I am embarrassed at the litter I see on my rides...
let’s all do our part!
Claire Callan: Remember when you turn your head to look back not to let your bike veer in the direction you are looking. Wind in your ears can keep you from hearing traffic behind and you don’t realize it, get it the habit of turn head slightly sideways to listen for traffic behind you.
Teresa Ulmer Coplen: Be aware of the sun in the early/late part of the day. I try to ride in the direction that the sun is at my back. That way the sun will be behind the car as well. If the sun is in front of you then the car is likely to have a glare and may not see you.
Chris Eaves: When you really want to give someone the finger, force a wave instead –
better for you and all other cyclists’ karma.
@getf itchicks: My most important “rule of the road” for the bike is always make eye contact with drivers -
SO often they don’t see you.
@Tberkley: Having “right of way” does not guarantee safe passage. Expect the worst and plan for it to happen. You’ll be ready if it does.
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