With the increased usage of bikes in the city of Pittsburgh comes many advantageous things, including a greener and healthier city of Pittsburgh. However, many have brought up problems that come along with having so many cyclists on the streets. Our group project will focus on bettering the cohabitation of motor vehicles and bicycles on city streets. Looking forward, several issues must be tackled in order to make Pittsburgh a safer and more aware city for cyclists. One of these issues is how to properly inform people of proper bike riding.

While drivers of cars must be aware and responsible for the safety of bike riders, it is also up to bike riders to protect themselves through responsible riding. Through our media platform, we hope to inform bike riders of some helpful guidelines of driving Pittsburgh streets.

Before cyclists hit the rode, they should prepare properly for the ride. While helmets are not legally enforces, they dramatically increase the safety of cyclists. On our media platform, we will convey the statistics of survival rate for cyclists who do wear helmets when they get into accidents. Helmets may seem momentarily inconvenient but are key to safe rides. Bikers should also properly equip their bikes for a safe ride. This includes attaching lights and reflective stickers to bikes for night riding.

Lastly, we will focus on proper road etiquette for cyclists. It is extremely important that cyclists know that they must follow the same street laws as motor vehicles while riding. Cyclists must stick to the streets to keep pedestrians safe and in doing so, should learn how to properly deal with road traffic. Many accidents occur from being unaware of these laws. Hand signaling is one of the ways cyclists should communicate with cars. Stopping at red lights and stop signs are key to proper road etiquette.