The document discusses common dangers faced by cyclists on the road. It identifies roundabouts, parked vehicles swerving open car doors, heavy traffic, and potholes as primary hazards. Behavioral factors are also noted, with running red lights and stop signs, distracted driving, unsafe lane changes, speeding, and impaired driving endangering cyclists. Solutions proposed include being visible, riding carefully with traffic, stopping distractions, demanding better infrastructure, and riding and reporting responsibly. The importance of traffic rules is highlighted for reducing accidents and injuries while managing traffic flow.

1. Dangers a Cyclist faces
on the road
Group Members:
Preethi
Jeetisha
Harshit
Prisha
Jasti
Shreyas

2. The most common dangers faced by a Cyclist
1. Roundabouts: It may not surprise you to learn that roundabouts are one of the
most common locations for accidents, especially bigger ones with numerous
exits.
2. Parked vehicles: There a handful of cases where cyclists have been knocked
off their bikes by a car door being opened into their path.
3. The road has more traffic: In large cities, when more bicycles and vehicles
share the already busy roads, the danger of accidents increases.
4. Potholes: The final danger I want to point out has nothing to do with other
motorists – the danger can be the road surface itself. Potholes can be really
dangerous for cyclists and may sometimes seem unavoidable.
Shreyas

3. Behavioral patterns that expose cyclists to
accidents
Most of the crashes involving cyclists are caused due to undesirable behaviors by vehicle drivers
such as:
1. running red lights or stop signs,
2. distracted driving, weaving through traffic,
3. failing to leave an adequate buffer,
4. speeding,
5. unsafe lane changes,
6. turning without looking, and impaired driving.
Not only the vehicle drivers but also the cyclists sometimes carry out these behaviors that put
their lives at risk.
Preethi

4. Some Solutions to avoid accidents
1. Be Visible
2. Ride carefully with traffic
3. Stop distracted driving
4. Demand better infrastructure
5. Ride responsibly
6. Report hostile drivers
Prisha

5. Importance of traffic rules and signals
1. They reduce accidents and injuries
2. They provide consistent rules
3. The traffic signals manage the traffic flow
4. They help protect cyclists and pedestrians
5. The road signs help to direct us to our destinations
6. The road signs, rules and signals help the new drivers to learn to drive better
7. The road signs warn drivers about obstacles that aren’t obvious
Jeetisha

6. Chart on Road Signs
Jasti

7. Harshit

8. Harshit