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without the LED lights activated and the appropriate reectors is
dangerous and may result in serious injury or death.
Check reectors regularly to make sure that they are clean, straight,
unbroken, and securely mounted. Have your dealer or local bike
shop replace damaged reectors and straighten or tighten any that
are bent or loose.
Caution
Do not remove the front or rear reectors or reector brackets from
your bicycle. They are an integral part of the bicycle’s safety system.
Warning
Removing the reectors reduces your visibility to others using
the roadway and is also potentially illegal. Being struck by other
vehicles may result in serious injury or death.
Warning
The reector brackets may protect you from a brake straddle cable
catching on the tire in the event of brake cable failure. If a brake
straddle cable catches on the tire, it can cause the wheel to stop
suddenly, causing you to lose control and fall.
Warning
If you choose to ride under conditions of poor visibility, check and be sure you comply
with all local laws about night riding, and take the following strongly recommended
additional precautions:
Make sure your clothing or anything you may be carrying on the bicycle does not ob-
struct a reector or light.
While riding at dawn, at dusk, or at night:
If riding in trac:
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You will need to keep your battery charged to use the inte-
grated LED lights.
Wear light colored, reective clothing and accessories, such
as a reective vest, reective arm and leg bands, reective
stripes on your helmet, ashing lights attached to your body
and any reective device or light source that moves will help
you get the attention of approaching motorists, pedestrians,
and other trac.
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Ride slowly.
Avoid dark areas and areas of heavy or fast-moving trac.
Avoid road hazards.
If possible, ride on familiar routes.
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Be predictable. Ride so that drivers can see you and predict
your movements.
Be alert. Ride defensively and expect the unexpected.
If you plan to ride in trac often, ask your dealer or local
bike shop about trac safety classes or a good book on
bicycle trac safety.
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