Wearing a helmet is the norm for riding
Riding electric bicycles and bicycles, flexible but poor stability, drivers are often prone to head injuries in the event of an accident, so riding electric bicycles should wear safety helmets correctly, and it is also recommended that everyone wear helmets when riding bicycles.
Chasing and racing is dangerous
Spring is a good time for cycling, and it is also a concentrated time for cycling enthusiasts to travel together. However, the road is not an arena, and non-motorized drivers should avoid chasing each other or zigzag and racing on urban roads or mountain roads, and blindly pursue acceleration, such as encountering sudden pedestrians, vehicles that change lanes temporarily and other emergencies, which may cause serious accidents.
Riding with one hand is dangerous
One-handed riding, both hands off the handlebars, climbing motor vehicle riding, at this time the cyclist's ability to control the vehicle is weakened, easy to lose balance and fall or drive into the road and collide with the motor vehicle, in case of emergency, it is also difficult to respond in time, easy to cause their own fall injury or collision accident. When riding, you should sit upright and ride with both hands on the right side of the road.
Illegal manning is very harmful
The stability of electric bicycles is poor, and illegal carrying and overcrowding will increase the load of the vehicle, change the center of gravity of the vehicle, extend the braking distance of the vehicle, increase the difficulty of riding control, and seriously threaten the safety of riders and other traffic participants around. Adult bicycles and e-bikes can only carry one child under the age of 12 in a fixed seat.
The riding age must be legal
Minors have weak behavior control ability, immature emergency response and coordination, little understanding of traffic knowledge, cannot restrain their behavior when riding on the road, and it is difficult to make correct judgments when encountering emergencies, and there are many potential safety hazards.
Bicycles, e-bikes, and motorcycles must be of legal age on the road, and they are not allowed to practice riding on the road. Be at least 12 years old for cycling and 16 years old for riding an e-bike.
Don't run a red light while riding
It is very dangerous to run a red light while riding with luck or in a hurry, when passing through an intersection controlled by a traffic light, you must strictly follow the instructions of the traffic light, do not run the red light, and would rather wait for three minutes than grab a second. Rushing is not a reason to run a red light, there is another green light, and there is only one life! For the safety of oneself and others, one must not run a red light by chance.
Concentrate on cycling
Behaviors such as playing with mobile phones, watching videos, and listening to music while riding will cause distraction and difficulty in responding to emergencies, which can easily lead to traffic accidents. Non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles and electric bicycles should concentrate their attention, observe carefully, and consciously resist calling, sending WeChat, and watching short videos, so as not to cause great harm to short-term distraction.
· Legal Links ·
Article 72 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China:
Driving bicycles, tricycles, electric bicycles, and motorized wheelchairs for the disabled on the road shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) To drive a bicycle or tricycle, you must be at least 12 years old;
(2) To drive an electric bicycle and a motorized wheelchair for the disabled, you must be at least 16 years old;
(3) Do not drive while intoxicated;
(4) Before turning, you should slow down, stretch out your hand to signal, do not turn suddenly, and do not obstruct the vehicle being overtaken when overtaking the vehicle in front;
(5) Do not tow, climb or be towed by other vehicles, and must not take your hands off the handlebars or hold objects in your hands;
(6) Do not support each other, chase each other, or race in zigzags;
(7) Do not ride a unicycle or a bicycle ridden by more than 2 people on the road;
(8) Persons who are not disabled in the lower limbs shall not drive motorized wheelchairs for persons with disabilities;
(9) Bicycles and tricycles shall not be equipped with power devices;
(10) Do not learn to drive non-motorized vehicles on the road.
Source: Beijing Traffic Police