 There's nothing like cruising through the city on your fixed-gear bike. In this episode, we're gonna show you how to stay safe in the streets Hey guys, I'm here with Don Ward. He's a bicycle safety expert and he's gonna be giving us some tips on bicycle safety Thanks, Amanda. The first thing that everyone should know when they're riding a bicycle on the streets is That we are treated the same as any other vehicle on the road And that means we're also subjected to the same laws and rules that everyone is observing on the streets So first things first Don't be a salmon rider. We want to ride straight. We want to be predictable We want to negotiate with drivers. So when we're changing lanes, we're looking back. We're scanning. We're signaling We're letting drivers know where we're gonna be so that we're not both in the same place at the same time And how far ahead should we scan do you think? That's the beauty of being on a bicycle is that we can see 300 degrees So we're scanning a hundred yards ahead. We're scanning 10 feet ahead. We're looking for potholes We're looking for ruts in the road. We're looking ahead to see the status of that light so that when we get to the Intersection, we're not making any silly decisions. We're timing the lights We're basically being that courteous wonderful bike rider that we should all be out there Can I get in trouble for not obeying car safety laws like stop signs or red lights? Yes, as a matter of fact a red light ticket in California is five hundred dollars That goes for bikes as well as cars. Yeah, okay, so not a good idea Don what is the door zone? The door zone Amanda is one of the most dangerous places for you to ride your bike It is that space where car drivers that are parked on the side of the road flip open their door without looking for you and all of a sudden you Run into that door and you get thrown out into traffic What we want to do is stay minimum four to five feet away from park cars at all times. All right. Thanks, Don I'm definitely never gonna ride in the door zone All right guys, that's it for this week if you have a comment Please leave it below or hit us up on our Twitter at purefix TV. That is all I'll see you next week