Safe Riding - Do's and Don'ts
Do
- Consider wearing a helmet
- Wear bright or fluorescent clothing during the day
- Wear reflective clothing and use lights at night and in poor visibility
- Fit a bell
- Ride in single file on narrow or busy roads
Don't
- Ride under the influence of drink or drugs
- Carry anything that will affect your balance or may become tangled in your wheels or chain
- Ride close behind another vehicle
- Ride on the pavement unless signs show it is a shared cycle and pedestrian route
On Cycleways
Cyclists
- Be considerate of other users, especially pedestrians
- When riding on a shared path, keep to your side
- Do not ride too fast near pedestrians
Pedestrians
- When walking on a shared path, keep to your side
- Be aware that cyclists may approach quietly
- Please keep young children and dogs under control for their own safety
- Keep to the footway where this is separate from the cycleway system
Useful Contacts
Cycling in Eastleigh
Eric Reed - Cycling Officer
Tel: 023 8068 8233
Website: www.eastleigh.gov.uk/cycling
Cycling in Hampshire - Hampshire County Council
Tel: 0845 603 5633
Website: www.hants.gov.uk/cycling
Cycle Training
Cyclewise Southampton - Dilys Gartside
Tel: 023 8077 7472
Website: www.cyclewisesouthampton.co.uk
Hampshire Cycle Training - John Buckley
Tel: 07963 237619
Website: www.hampshirecycletraining.org.uk