Municipal Court’s Inaugural Bike Rodeo
Awareness Event for Safe Bike-Riding
Ensuring Bicycle Safety for Children
Bicycle safety is crucial for ensuring the well-being of children as they ride their bikes. It is essential to educate children on the importance of following safety measures to prevent accidents and injuries while enjoying this popular outdoor activity.
- Providing children with properly fitting helmets to protect their heads in case of falls or collisions.
- Teaching children the road rules, including signaling, stopping at stop signs, and yielding to pedestrians.
- Ensuring that bicycles are the right size for children to maintain control while riding.
- Checking that bikes have reflectors and lights for visibility, especially when riding in low-light conditions.
- Encouraging children to ride in safe areas such as parks, bike paths, or designated bike lanes.
- Supervising young children while riding to ensure they follow safety guidelines.
- Emphasizing the importance of wearing bright and reflective clothing to increase visibility to drivers and other cyclists.
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Resources
Walk. Bike. Safe. Texas - Center for Transportation Safety (tamu.edu)
Resources Archive - Center for Transportation Safety (tamu.edu)
Bicycle Safety Essentials
- Helmets
- Knee and elbow Pads
- Shoes
- Gloves
- Bells
- Reflective Tape
Bicycle Safety Helmets
- Helmets should never cover the forehead.
- Helmets at no more than two fingers above the eyes.
- Helmet straps must be fastened.
- Maintain helmets properly.
- always wear a helmet while riding.
- Replace helmets if damaged.
Bicycle Safety Road Rules
- Use roads with bike lanes.
- Obey traffic signs and laws.
- ride with traffic, not against.
- Only cross at intersections.
- Stay alert, no headphones.
Bicycle Safety Bikes
Be safe while riding a bike; make sure the bike is ready for your child:
- Brakes
- Weight
- Sizing
- Bells
- Setup
- Lights: white to the front and red to the rear.
The City of Corpus Christi adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year's tax rate. The tax rate will effectively be raised by 4.69 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $16.87.
