Bike Safety Rules to Review with Your Child

As the weather warms up, children look forward to enjoying the outdoors with fresh air and exercise. This is the perfect time to review bike safety rules with them. Many of these safety tips are also good for walking.

Read the tips out loud with your child. Try to do it with different emotions each time. For example, read them aloud with a smile. Read them aloud as if you were crying. Read them aloud as if you were scared. What other emotions can you come up with?

• Don’t dart out of driveways or from between parked cars.
• Stop at all stop signs.
• Be careful when checking traffic and don’t swerve when looking over your shoulder.
• Always go with the traffic flow and keep to the far side of the road.
• Always wear your helmet!