Ten steps to helping your child cycle safely and still have fun. Tips, rules, equipment, the danger of driveways and crossing streets, and help for making their own decisions. Bicycle safety for kids.
It's important to teach children bicycle safety. Cycling is a great experience for children, it is also a privilege for them, which should come with responsibilities. Like wearing proper clothes, a helmet and...
Many parents have misconceptions about how bicycle accidents happen. Most accidents don't involve a car at all, but rather are caused by a child falling from their bike, or riding into inanimate objects. Prevent accidents!
Cycling with a child in a carrier or trailer can be fun, but it also has huge risks. Safety notes, information on various kinds of baby-carriers, and what not to do.
To a youngster cycling is about balance, so let them practice coasting down a gentle slope where they don't have to worry about pedalling yet. Soft ground is forgiving for those falls, choose a location accordingly.