{"id":134138493,"date":"2009-04-02T12:41:33","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T12:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=134138493"},"modified":"2009-04-02T12:41:33","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T12:41:33","slug":"bicycle-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=134138493","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle Safety."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[From Maryland State Highway Administration]<br \/>\nThe primary impetus for paved roads was for the safe travel of bicycles!  More and more people are taking to two-wheel rather than four for recreation, exercise and daily travel.  Bicycles are entitled to Maryland\u2019s non-interstate roadways, just as cars are!  Bicycles are subject to the same laws and need to obey the same traffic devices as vehicles.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nTips for Drivers<br \/>\n    * Leave at least three feet of passing space between the right side of your vehicle and a bicyclist.<br \/>\n    * Reduce your speed when passing a cyclist, especially if the roadway is narrow.<br \/>\n    * Children on bicycles are often unpredictable in their actions. Expect the unexpected.<br \/>\nFor the cyclist<br \/>\n    * Ride in the same direction as traffic.<br \/>\n    * Cyclists are subject to the same rules and regulations as motor vehicles.<br \/>\n    * Obey all road signs and signals.<br \/>\n    * Wear your helmet correctly \u2013 at the front of the head and not tilted back.<br \/>\n    * Wear reflective gear after dark and have a light on your bike.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosesafetyforlife.com\/bicycle.htm\">https:\/\/www.choosesafetyforlife.com\/bicycle.htm<\/a>oldId.20090402124133529<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[From Maryland State Highway Administration] The primary impetus for paved roads was for the safe travel of bicycles! More and more people are taking to two-wheel rather than four for recreation, exercise and daily travel. Bicycles are entitled to Maryland\u2019s non-interstate roadways, just as cars are! Bicycles are subject to the same laws and need &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=134138493\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bicycle Safety.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134138493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-in-maryland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134138493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134138493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134138493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134138493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134138493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134138493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}