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Skate Safe!
 

1. Skate Smart

• Always wear your protective gear—helmet, wrist protection, elbow pads, knee pads
• Master the basics—striding, stopping, and turning
• Keep your equipment in proper working order

2. Skate Legal

• Obey all traffic regulations
• When on skates, you should consider yourself to be subject to the same obligations as a bicyclist or a driver of an automobile

3. Skate Alert

• Skate under control at all times
• Watch out for road hazards
• Avoid water, oil, and sand
• Avoid traffic

4. Skate Polite

• Skate on the right, pass on the left
• Announce your intentions by saying, "passing on your left"
• Always yield to pedestrians

This page last updated on June 17, 2001.