Bike Safety: Not for use at Dawn, Dusk or Night Use. Ride a bike that fits you—if it’s too big, it’s harder to control the bike. Wear equipment to protect you and make you more visible to others, bright clothing (during the day), reflective Wear a bike helmet, though not required by adults we recommend you rent a helmet along with each bike rental. Do not ride a bike at dawn, dusk or night. Ride one per seat, with both hands on the handlebars, unless signaling a turn. Tuck and tie your shoe laces and pant legs so they don’t get caught in your bike chain. No texting, listening to music or using anything that distracts you by taking your eyes and ears or your mind off the road and traffic. Drive with the flow, in the same direction as traffic. Obey street signs, signals, and road markings, just like a car.
Plan your safest route – Your safest route may be away from traffic altogether, in a bike lane or on a bike path. Drive where you are expected to be seen, travel in the same direction as traffic and signal and look over your shoulder before changing lane position or turning. Avoid or minimize sidewalk riding. Cars don’t expect to see moving traffic on a sidewalk and don’t look for you when backing out of a driveway or turning. Sidewalks sometimes end unexpectedly, forcing the bicyclist into a road when a car isn’t expecting to look for a bicyclist. If you must ride on the sidewalk remember to check your vacationing local law to make sure sidewalk riding is legal. Ride in the same direction as traffic. This way, if the sidewalk ends, you are already riding with the flow of traffic. If crossing a street, motorists will look left, right, left for traffic. When you are to the driver’s left, the driver is more likely to see you; Slow and look for traffic(left-right-left and behind) when crossing a street from a sidewalk; be prepared to stop and follow the pedestrian signals; and Slow down and look for cars backing out of driveways or turning. Watch for pedestrians. Pass pedestrians with care by first announcing “on your left” or “passing on your left”. Drive Defensively – Focused and Alert Be focused and alert to the road and all traffic around you; anticipate what others may do, before they do it. Assume the other person doesn’t see you; look ahead for hazards or situations to avoid that may cause you to fall.
Ride Defensively – Focused and Alert Be focused and alert to the road and all traffic around you; anticipate what others may do, before they do it. Assume the other person doesn’t see you; look ahead for hazards or situations to avoid that may cause you to fall,
South Carolina has no bicycle helmet law. Bicycle wrecks often cause head injuries. Every year the estimated number of bicycling head injuries requiring hospitalization is more than the total of all the head injury cases related to baseball, football, skateboards, kick scooters, horseback riding, snowboarding, ice hockey, in-line skating and lacrosse. Estimated indirect costs for injuries to un-helmeted cyclists are $2.3 billion yearly. In bicycle crashes, 2/3 of the dead and 1/8 of the injured suffered brain injuries. Wear a bike helmet, though not required by law for adults we recommend you rent a helmet along with each bike rental. You may add helmet to your rental by contacting Vacation Gear at 843-215-2700
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