How to Trick out your Recumbent Tadpole Trike for Safety

[ichitan]

This video has some good ideas for safety. There are some you would not use on a pedal bike, because they would add too much weight. You may be able to adapt some ideas to lighter weight alternatives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=booKoYiaHS8

[rydabent]

All cyclist and especially bent and trike riders need to do 2 things to protect themselves. First they need to wear a helmet, and second they should fly a flag. Oh---------and wear bright colored shirts too. The reason for this is if they are in an accident, and it goes to court, they have to contend with the drivers lawyer. I you are not wearing a helmet or flying a flag, he will contend you are partly to blame for the accident. Doing those two things will take all the wind out of his sails on that.

[rydabent]

I should have also added that on a Tadpole tike, you should always were clipless pedals so you foot cant slip off the pedals and be pulled under the cross bar.