Bicycle Information
Bicycle Directory of Pennsylvania - Safety Tips and Cyclists' Rules of the Road

(from Bicycling Magazine)
  • Always wear a helmet - Pennsylvania law requires all cyclists under age 12 to wear an approved bicycle helmet.
  • Obey traffic laws - Ride on the right. Stop at stop signs and red lights. Never ride against the flow of traffic.
  • Be predictable - Ride in a straight line, with at least one hand on the handlebars. Check to be sure your path is clear and change directions without swerving. Use hand signals to indicate that you are turning.
  • Ride defensively - Watch for doors to open on parked cars. Expect a car to pull out from a side street or turn left in front of you.
  • Assert yourself - Don’t hug the curb. Don’t be crowded off the road. You have a legal right to a lane. Take as much room as you need to feel safe.
  • Make yourself visible - Cycling clothes are bright; wear them! Put reflectors on your wheels and on the front and rear of your bike. At night use a headlight and an active red light and reflector on the rear of your bike.
  • Maintain your bike - Carry a pump, a patch kit and a spare tube.
  • Take care of yourself - Carry plenty of drinking water. Carry a snack for energy. Carry change - when all else fails, you can call for help.

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If you are a full-service bicycle dealer (bicycle sales, maintenance, repair facilities, information distribution, and/or bicycle rentals available) and you wish to be included in the next edition of this Directory, please provide your shop's name, full address and telephone number to: Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 2047, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2047.