MAY IS NATIONAL BICYCLE MONTH

MAY IS NATIONAL BIKE MONTH AND ADOT HAS TIPS TO HELP RIDERS AND MOTORISTS AROUND YAVAPAI COUNTY TO MAKE BICYCLING SAFER AND MORE ENJOYABLE.

MOST BICYCLISTS MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THEY HAVE THE SAME RULES, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. BICYCLISTS MUST FOLLOW TRAFFIC LAWS IN SCHOOL ZONES BY SLOWING DOWN AND NOT PASSING OTHER VEHICLES. MODERN ROUNDABOUT LAW STATES BICYCLISTS MUST YIELD TO TRAFFIC, INCLUDING OTHER BICYCLISTS ALREADY IN THE ROUNDABOUT.

BICYCLISTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO USE A REAR REFLECTOR AND FRONT HEADLIGHT. ARIZONA STATE LAW REQUIRES BICYCLISTS USE HAND SIGNALS TO SHOW THEIR INTENTIONS. SOME ARIZONA CITIES AND COUNTIES REQUIRE BICYCLISTS UNDER AGE 18 TO WEAR A HELMET, BUT HELMETS AND MIRRORS ARE ESSENTIAL TO SAFETY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE REQUIRED OR NOT. ,

BOTH BICYCLISTS AND MOTORISTS CAN ALSO HELP KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE BY NOT LOOKING AT THEIR CELL PHONES.