NIGHT RIDING
HILL TECHNIQUE
GENERAL SAFETY
- Do not ride the bike at night without lights on, both front and rear.
- If using battery powered lights, make sure batteries are well charged.
- Wear reflective and light colored clothing.
- Ride at night only if necessary. Slow down and use familiar roads with street lighting.
- Gear down before a climb and continue gearing down as required to maintain pedaling
speed.
- If you reach the lowest gear and are struggling, don't stand up on your pedals, since you
may loose control of the bike.
- You will then obtain more power from each pedal revolution.
- On the descent, use the high gears to avoid rapid pedaling.
- Do not exceed a comfortable speed; maintain control and take additional care.
- Braking will require additional distance. Initiate braking slowly and earlier than usual.
Please consider that a fully loaded taxi bike can reach 250 Kg and this will heavily effect
the braking distance.
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