Light up the night
If you’re cycling, “be
outrageous with lights,” Currie Gillespie suggests. It is essential to
have at least one flashing red light on the back and one flashing white
light on the front; he uses three on the back, two on the front and
frog lights on his hubs, and wears reflective clothing.
Map your route
Map your route
Using
a GPS system such as Strava or Map My Ride, it not only tracks your pace and distance, it keeps tabs
on your precise whereabouts in real time with an option of giving
family or friends a password so they can log in and identify where you
are at any given moment. Or do it the old-fashioned way and tell
someone else your planned route and the time you expect to return home.
Turn off the tunes
Cycling
with headphones on is an absolute no-no, and the same goes for running
at night. “At night your perception is already off, and music disturbs
your sense of balance even more. It’s not safe.”
Obey the rules
Follow
basic traffic rules and don’t run a light just because you think no
one can see you. You should be just as cautious when you have the right
of way, particularly if you’re in a province where vehicles can make a
right turn on a red light.
There’s an ethics committee that
ensures cyclist obey the rules. “We watch for that. You’re representing
the club and it looks bad,As a biking community, you all get lumped
together.
Carry ID
Carry ID
Buy an ID tag for
your shoes, sew one into your clothes or just write your name, address
and phone number on a small piece of paper and put it somewhere in your
shorts or jacket pocket so that if something does happen, emergency
officials can identify you, also carrying a little bit of money in case
you get a minor injury and have to make it back home.
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