Safety Tips for Bike Paths at Night : Bicycle Etiquette

Video Transcript

"I am here to talk to you about riding your bike at night. Riding your bicycle at night requires some additional safety tips to keep you safe. While it is dark out, that means that you are not as visible to cars or people that are on the road. You need to be aware and you need to keep them aware of you. First thing is you need to have blinkers and lights on your bike. A taillight that is either a constant steady on or blinks will keep you safer because it will allow cars to see you from a further distance away. In addition, you should have a headlamp on the front of your bike. This will give you some additional field of vision as well as keeping you visible to pedestrians or vehicles that may be in front of you. In addition to having lights on your bicycle, it is also important that you try to wear reflective clothing on your body. More of you will be visible and that just makes you safer."