Individual Assignment: Section 2

Why is safety important?

Riding a bicycle is a lot of fun but it can result in accidents. People should use bikes for transportation or exercises not simply for sport. Every year about 300,000 kids are injured and go to emergency department. A minimum of 10,000 children have injuries which will require a few days in hospital. Most of injures are to the head which cause some fatalities. (2010, Kate M. Cronan, MD)

How do they develop bicycles?

Helmet:

The helmet has been made for extra safety. The U.S. government has created safety standards for bike helmets and there is a sticker inside from the Consumer Product Safety Commission or OPSC to guarantee this standard of quality. (2010, Kate M. Cronan, MD)

Brake systems:

They have also made brakes better to help the riders to stop more smoothly without any problems. They made front and rear brakes for each hand and if your need to stop safely you have to know how to use each of them.

Lighting:

A bike’s lights improves the visibility of the bicycle rider other riders. This is essential in the dark or rainy road conditions. There are white lights in the front, orange reflectors on the right and the red lights at the back, for example. Also, there are many lights sources that can be added such as yellow strips on the riders’ clothing that reflect in a car’s headlights. (2007, Wikipedia).