Tips to stay safe riding a motorcycle

Riding is a good activity to relax, you can take away from the trouble of life, enjoy the natural scenery.

When you feel tired in the work, you can ride; when you want to leave yourself alone, you can ride; when you want to enjoy the landscape, you can ride; when you want to feel freedom, you can ride…

If you are a riding enthusiast, the following safety tips for riding should be helpful to you.

Plan

Riding must have a plan. The riding route and itinerary should be formulated in advance according to the actual situation of each person.

Adequate preparation is the guarantee for a smooth ride, not only must there be necessary tire repair tools, but also medical first aid supplies.

Control speed when going downhill

Having just finished the hard climbing, facing the long-distance downhill, everyone wants to enjoy the feeling of speed and speed.

Going downhill is very enjoyable and will forget about everything in mind, decreasing the security awareness. Therefore, at this time the seeds of danger have been planted.

You don’t know if the unknown road conditions ahead are dangerous. Hence, if you don’t want to fall from the sky,  it is best to let the speed slow down and do everything under control.

Ride in formation

For group trips, the riding must be in formation, and the “one” formation must be adopted. This will not only show the team’s outlook but also save energy.

Find an experienced leader to lead the team, control the speed, one by one, keep a safe distance, and someone responsible for the finishing work, so as not to leave the rider behind.

Riding must abide by traffic laws and regulations. You must not go retrograde or “speeding”. You must control your speed on the road, and you must not be competitive with overtaking or drag racing. Pay attention to traffic safety.

Safety Helmet

The most important thing for riding is to wear a safety helmet. Because it is directly related to your life safety.

It is necessary to check your equipment, brakes, lighting, tire pressure, etc. before riding.

Do not drunk riding

It is strictly forbidden to ride a bicycle while drunk. Drunk riding is just as dangerous as drunk driving. It is also an act of using dangerous methods to harm others and endanger oneself, which can easily lead to tragedies. Therefore, we strongly oppose drinking and riding.

Try not to rush at night

Most of the riding is far from the outskirts of the city, there are no street lights, even if you are equipped with a lighting system, but due to the unfamiliar road conditions and the uncertainty of the vehicles on the road, please try not to ride after dark.

If you want to ride at night, wearing some visibility supplies is necessary, such as a reflective helmet, reflective sticker on the rim.