Questions for: Safety Gear & Me

1. List at least 5 different safety rules you could follow to reduce your risk of being injured. Then circle
the one that relates most to you and the activities you like to do.

2. Mention 4 sports or other activities that require people to wear things to protect their bodies. Next to
the sport or activity write what safety equipment or protective gear do people wear or use when
doing these activities?

3. Why it is important to always wear a helmet when doing some activities?

4. If wearing a helmet is so important, why some people don’t do it?

5. What is advocacy and explain about a situation in which you need to use the power of advocacy:

6. Using the information about advocacy you read in the “Safety Gear and Me” document, write a 3
lines paragraph in which you try to convince Dominicans about wearing a helmet when riding a
motorcycle or a bicycle. Be creative!