NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook - 2012 V1

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ROAD SAFETY TIPS for families to read together Jenny and Tom are Bike Safe Ready – are you? bike riders. Their Jenny and Tom are confident of ways to ride their parents showed them lots bikes safely.

one hand and signal They know how to ride with look behind safely to with the other so they can check for any traffic. have the right sized They know it’s important to r lose control. Mum bike for them so they neve so their feet can helped to adjust their seat ked their hands can reach the ground and chec lebars and brakes. comfortably reach the hand

k their bikes were in tip Jenny asked her dad to chec their bike ride. Jenny’s top shape before going on working, their brakes dad checked their bells were didn’t have any rust were tight, their bike frames y. She knows this is and their bikes steer correctl ly. something to check regular

Helmet tips n Your helmet should sit on your head leaving a two finger space above your eyebrows. n Once the strap is done up, only two fingers should fit between the strap and chin. n Replace any helmet which has received an impact as fine cracks will appear in the inner foam so it’s no longer safe . n Only buy helmets with an Australian Standards stick er. This sticker can be found inside the helmet.


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