The document discusses the importance of bicyclists riding in the proper direction on roads and paths. It notes that a majority of "rider-caused" bicycle accidents were the result of wrong-way riding. It emphasizes teaching children and reminding all riders to "ride right" by going in the same direction as traffic in order to ride safely and avoid accidents. The slides provide examples of proper and improper riding directions as well as statistics on bicycle accidents related to wrong-way riding.

1. Ride Right
Your life may depend on it.

2. Please “ride right”
Wrong Way Riding is Dangerous
clever graphic design by Perez Design www.bendvelo.com

3. A majority of “rider-caused” accidents were from
riding the wrong way...
Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization
Bike Crash Initial Study 2008
BikeAroundBend.com
• Bicycle accident stats
• BikeLongBeach.org

4. Q. - What’s the problem?
A. - Wrong Way Riding

5. Learning
bad riding
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Moms need to
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7. This is “riding right”

8. “Sharrows” mean cars and
bicycles share this road

9. Safely on the right!
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10. Cowgirls know how to “ride right”

11. “Ride Right” - ride safe
By Perry Droast - Arizona State University Student
English 102
Remember:
Safety is easy - Pavement is hard

12. Credits
• Slide two - Wrong Way Riding poster used by permission
• Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO)
• http://perezdesign.com
• Slide three -Bicycle accident stats www.BikeLongBeach.org
• Slide four - photo by Shane Sawyer - www.pedbikeimages.org
• Slide five - photo by Rhonda Roland Shearer - ww.imediaethics.org
• Slide six - photo by Greg Griffin 2010 - www.pedbikeimages.org
• Slide seven - photo by Dan Burden 2006 - www.pedbikeimages.org
• Slide eight - photo by Heather Brown 2009 - www.pedbikeimages.org
• Slide nine - photo by Laura Sandt 2010 - www.pedbikeimages.org
• Slide ten - photo by Elly Blue - www.pedbikeimages.org
• Slide eleven - Slogan - http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bike/bikesafety.html