Safety Precautions
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Safety Precautions
● Ride cautiously and keep your hands on the
handlebar and feet on the footpegs.
● Instruct your passenger to keep their hands on
the seat strap or your waist and their feet on
the footpegs while riding.
● Always consider the safety of your passenger,
as well as other drivers and riders.
Make sure that you and any passenger are
wearing an approved helmet, eye protection,
and high-visibility protective clothing. Avoid
wearing loose clothes that could get caught on
any part of the vehicle. Ride defensively in
response to weather and road conditions.
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Helmet
Should be safety-standard certified, high-
visibility, and the correct size for your head.
● Must fit comfortably but securely, with the chin
strap fastened
● Face shield with unobstructed field of vision or
other approved eye protection
Look for a DOT (Department of
Transportation) certification label on any helmet
you buy.
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Gloves
Full-finger leather gloves with high abrasion
resistance
Protective Apparel
Not wearing a helmet increases the
chance of serious injury or death in a
crash.
Make sure that you and any passenger
always wear an approved helmet and
protective apparel.