Explanation: How to ride your bike safely

First it is so important to wear a helmet while riding your bike. Be sure to check that your helmet fits perfectly and wear it correctly. If you're not sure ask a professional at the bike store. Secondly you have to wear good shoes so your feet are protected and are resting nicely on the peddle. Adjust your seat so that your knees are slightly bent and your feet can touch the ground. The next most important thing is to make sure your brakes are working properly. Next check other parts of your bike like your lights, reflectors and chain. Make sure the chain is properly oiled and spinning freely. Check that your tyres are properly inflated. You should carry a portable pump and spanner to repair your bike if it breaks down. When you are on the road be sure to ride with the flow of traffic so that cars do not crash into you. Wear brightly coloured clothing so that other road-users can see you. When you come to a pedestrian crossing, get off your bike and walk across with your bike. When you're riding with your friends, ride in a single file not side by side. Do not carry passengers on your bike as it is made only for one person. Do not wear headphones while riding because you should be listening out for warnings on the road. Wear your backpack on your shoulders instead of hanging it on the handle bars. Never hitch a ride on a passing by truck as you could be in trouble at the slightest bump. Remember to make hand signals when turning or stopping. Be alert while riding and obey all traffic signs and rules of the road. Now you are ready to have a safe ride on your bike without getting run over.

Friends

Do you have friends? My best friend’s name is Shalom. She lives down my street. She always picks me up to play with her. We play hand-games or elastics. I tell her to get her skipping rope from her house but she doesn’t listen to me. When she goes home I go home and play elastics using the chairs. Sometimes when she doesn’t want to play I go and pick my cousin Edna up to play outside with me. When it is lunchtime we have our lunch. Then we clean up and I get a bit tired so I hop into my bed and put my blanket over me and go to sleep. One day I went out to play with my friend and my mum told me to come back home before dark. I didn’t listen and I went out on our street to play. I got lost and I didn’t know the way back to my house. Lucky my mum found me with my cousins in another street. I have fun playing with my friends. If you have good friends you will never be lonely. Remember, if you want to have friends, you have to be friendly.

Speech by Kassidy

Limerick by Kassidy

There once was a boy called Mark
Who always played at the park
He went to get some lunch
Then he gave a boy a punch
And that was the end of Mark