Safety precautions for road bike night riding

2020-07-17 12:03:54

With the advent of the hot summer, many rider like night riding. The risk of road bike night riding is much greater than that of the daytime. Let's take a look at the precautions of night riding!

1. Don't wear headphones to ride a bike

Enjoying music while riding shouldn’t be a bad thing, but if you don’t hear the ambient sound when you put your earphones on your ears, it’s a very dangerous thing. You can’t hear the whistle of the vehicles and the yelling of teammates and pedestrians. Sound is likely to cause traffic accidents, so night riding is recommended to wear headphones on one side only, or choose bone conduction headphones. Of course, a pair of headphones that can play ambient sounds is also a good choice.

2. Pay attention to riding speed

Night riding is affected by light and the surrounding environment, and the field of vision is much worse than during the day. Especially when encountering high beams and lack of lighting, it is often too late to find obstacles, so it is recommended to slow down when riding at night. Increase the distance from the car slightly, and increase your vigilance to observe the surrounding environment.

3. Equipped with the necessary equipment for night riding

Headlights and taillights are one of the essential equipment for night riding, because night riding is not only to see the road conditions ahead, but also to ensure that passers-by and vehicles can find you. It is recommended not to adjust the lights in the city It is too bright to avoid shaking pedestrians and vehicles. In addition, yellow or transparent glasses are also necessary for night riding. After all, summer mosquitoes still have a certain chance of getting into their eyes.

4. Don't ride on unfamiliar roads

The risk factor of unfamiliar road conditions at night is much larger than that of the daytime. In addition to not knowing where there are pothole road conditions, you never know what obstacles will be waiting for you in the front. There is no manhole cover and no cleaning up. Sand and gravel can be potentially dangerous.

5. Safety equipment should be equipped

Safety equipment such as helmets, gloves, riding glasses and other equipment for riding in the daytime are also indispensable at night. You cannot go out without wearing a helmet because of the coolness at night. After all, the risk factor for night riding is greater than during the daytime. The helmet is the key You can save your life at any time, and gloves can reduce scratches when you fall, and also increase the friction between the hand and the handlebar to prevent excessive sweating.


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