With summer rolling on in, Lethbridge Police Service officials are educating the community about bike safety throughout June.
Whether you are a daily commuter or a weekend cyclist, police say it is important to remember the rules of the road, including bike lanes only being used for bicycles; police are reminding community members these lanes are not for scooters, mobility aids, or other devices.
Other tips from police include remembering to use hand signals to indicate when you plan to turn or stop and to slow done when approaching driveways, roadways, or alleys that cross bike lanes.
Cyclists are also encouraged to wear a helmet along with bright clothing to make them more visible and not to forget to have some sort of noise indicator such as a bell or horn.
Police also advise bikers to stay to the right of the bike lane and watch to opening of vehicle doors and make sure to ride in the bike lanes in the same direction as as the flow of vehicle traffic.
