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Commuting 101: Bike Tips Video
June 1st, 2007 by Warren TTip of the helmet to FatBoy.
The U.S. Department of Transportation - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration produced this Bicycle Safety Tips for Adults video.
It’s a fairly common sense video - but if you’re just getting started commuting, it might be worth 7 minutes of your time. Included is a quick run through the ABC Quick Check
A = Air
B = Brakes
C = Cranks, Chain & Cassettes
Quick = Quick Releases
Check to make sure there is nothing else loose on your bike.
June 4th, 2007 at 11:04 am
I have a better mnemonic. A = air, b = brakes, c = drivetrain, and Q = ensure your pants are rolled up tight.
June 4th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
“Quick” and “Check” are mnemonics too? Does that make this the “ABC Quick Check” quick check?
June 4th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
“Quick Check” are indeed part of the mnemonic. Realize, though, that mnemonics are just memory aids, not necessarily initial letters or acronyms. DOC is a picture of the phases of the moon, for example, and the raised knuckles of both human hands are a mnemomic to remember the number of days in each month.
June 4th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
The pellet with the poison’s in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!
June 4th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
But they broke the chalice from the palace and replaced it with a flagon from a dragon.
January 28th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
This is a good concise overview of bicycle safety tips.
But If you want more I have put together an online bicycling course (www.learntobicycle.com) consisting of over two and a half hours of video and a 48 page course text. The video covers 17 topics and the topics vary in length from five to twenty minutes in length.