-“Just sit still. If you have to move around, do so while we're cruising at a steady speed; moving our body weight is what steers the motorcycle. Especially when we're going between cars, just sit still.”

-“Hold on tight. Whether it's the grab rails or my waist, all that matters is that you feel secure. Support your weight under braking with a hand on the tank.”

-“In corners, just pretend you're a sack of potatoes. Don't jump around, just try and stay in-line with the bike's lean angle.”

-“If you're scared, tap me. If you want to pull over, tap me.” Then, really do pull over if they tap you. It's up to you to make them feel safe.

- The passenger should not get on the bike until you have taken it off the stand and are secure in an upright position, using the front brake lever to prevent it from rolling.

- The passenger's feet should be kept on the foot pegs at all times, even while the bike is stopped.

- The passenger's feet should be kept away from all hot parts, especially the exhaust pipes.

- The passenger must sit behind you, on the passenger portion of the seat. If there is no passenger seat, there should be no passenger.

- Never seat a child on the gas tank in front of you: basically, a kid who can't reach the pillion foot pegs shouldn't be on the bike.

- Finally, the maximum capacity of a bike is two people.

- If you ride with passengers often, you may want to purchase passenger hand holds, either to wear or to attach to your motorcycle.

- Ask your passenger not to turn around or make any sudden movements

- Avoid high speeds or dramatic lean angles.

- If your passenger is able to reach the tank, they should use it to brace themselves when stopping or slowing.

- Keep in mind your stopping distances greatly increases with additional weight, and stopping will require extra effort on the controls.

- Agree on hand signals before you depart. One for, “Pull over.” Another for, “You're going too fast, slow down.” As well as one for, “I'm good, keep it up.”

- Drag your back brake to smooth out the ride at low speeds.

- Refrain from using cell phones while driving.

- Put your cell phone on silent or in the glove box to avoid temptation.

- Safely pull over and put the vehicle in park to take or make a call.

- Always wear a safety belt – every trip, every time.

- Make sure every passenger is wearing his or her safety belt before you begin your drive.

- Have children sit in the back and use the proper child safety seat or booster seat.

- Never leave a child or pet unattended in a vehicle, especially during hot weather.

- If you plan to drink, designate a non-drinking driver.

- Always supervise a barbecue grill when in use.

- Never grill indoors – not in your house, camper, tent, or any enclosed area.

- Make sure everyone, including the pets, stays away from the grill.

- Keep the grill out in the open, away from the house, the deck, tree branches, or anything that could catch fire.

- Use the long-handled tools especially made for cooking on the grill to keep the chef safe.

- Never add charcoal starter fluid when coals have already been ignited.

- Always follow the manufacturer's instructions when using grills.

- Never allow young children to handle fireworks – older children should use fireworks only under close adult    supervision.

- Light fireworks one at a time, in a clear outdoor area away from onlookers, houses and flammable materials.

- Do not aim fireworks at another individual and never place any part of your body over a firework.

- Keep a bucket of water nearby to fully extinguish fireworks that don't go off or in case of fire, and do not try to re-light or handle malfunctioning fireworks.

Here are additional tips from the Red Cross: 

- Never give fireworks to small children, and always follow the instructions on the packaging.

- Make sure the person lighting fireworks always wears eye protection.

- Light only one firework at a time and never attempt to relight "a dud."

- Store fireworks in a cool, dry place away from children and pets.

- Never throw or point a firework toward people, animals, vehicles, structures or flammable materials.

- Leave any area immediately where untrained amateurs are using fireworks.