--- title: Riding a bike or a scooter safely — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Riding a bike or a scooter safely», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A helmet protects your brain if you fall; it only works if it fits: level on your head, low on your forehead (about two fingers above y --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Riding a bike or a scooter safely # Riding a bike or a scooter safely Lesson 5 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/0/) — A helmet protects your brain if you fall; it only works if it fits: level on your head, low on your forehead (about two fingers above your eyebrows), straps forming a V under each ear and the chin strap snug, so it does not slide when you shake your head. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/1/) — On the road, ride in the same direction as the traffic: on the right in the USA and Canada, on the left in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/2/) — Tell others what you will do with hand signals: before you turn, point your arm straight out to the side you are turning to, and look behind you first. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/3/) — Make sure you are seen: bright clothes by day, and at night a white light at the front, a red light at the back and reflective things on you and the bike. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/4/) — Drivers often do not see children, so try to catch the driver's eye; a boy in Austin waits at a driveway until the reversing car has stopped and the driver has seen him. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/5/) — A boy in Florida rode his bike without a helmet down a hill; he hit a crack in the path, flew over the handlebars and hurt his head so badly he needed hospital for many days. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/6/) — A girl in London rode past a row of parked cars; a driver opened a door right in front of her, she hit it and fell into the road, but her helmet and a careful driver behind saved her from worse. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/7/) — A bike helmet protects your head and brain when you fall. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/8/) — A helmet should sit level and low on your forehead, about two fingers above your eyebrows. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/9/) — The chin strap should be snug, with only a finger or two fitting under it. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/10/) — A helmet that has had a hard crash should be replaced, even if it looks fine. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/11/) — Cyclists ride in the same direction as the traffic. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/13/) — To signal a turn, a cyclist holds an arm straight out to the side they will turn to. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/14/) — Bikes at night need a white light at the front and a red light at the back. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/15/) — Bright clothes help drivers see you by day, and reflective clothes shine in headlights at night. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/16/) — Headphones stop you hearing cars and bells, so you should not wear them while riding. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/17/) — Scooter riders need a helmet too. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/18/) — Brakes should be checked before a ride. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/19/) — A helmet that fits well can more than halve the chance of a serious head injury in a bike crash. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/20/) — Many cycling crashes happen when a car turns across a rider or a parked car's door opens suddenly. - ← previous: [Climbing trees and playgrounds](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/4-climbing/) - next →: [Skating and sports safety](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/6-skating-and-sports-safety/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)