Cycling and Pedestrian Safety
The City of Whitehorse welcomes and encourages use of its cycling routes and trails. Here are a few reminders for safe cycling:
- Ensure your bike is in good working order and fits correctly.
- Ensure your brakes work well and maintain them regularly. You should be able to fully engage the brakes without the levers touching the handlebars.
- Shoulder check regularly, and use a mirror to monitor traffic.
- Watch for doors opening on parked cars, pedestrians darting into your path, or other dangerous situations.
- Use a white cycling light or headlamp in the front and a red rear light. Wear bright reflective clothing.
- Carry tools and a cell phone.
- Lock your bike when unattended.
- Wear a helmet. Bicycle helmets are required under the Bicycle Bylaw.
- Obey all traffic devices and signs.
- Use proper hand signals.
- Ride single file when riding with other cyclists.
- When using multi-use trails, keep right. Before passing, ring your bell and say “passing on your left.”
- Do not use the roadway on Two Mile Hill. Please use the multi-use trails on either side.
- Except where bicycles are designed for more than one rider, it is illegal to carry more than one person on a bicycle.
- Tell someone of your route and time of return, especially when using wilderness trails. Be bear aware.
- Check out this website for more information.