Bicycle Safety

2. Bicyclists should go with the __________ of traffic, not against it.
4. Drivers should allow enough room when passing __________, as you would when passing another vehicle.
8. A division of a road marked off with painted lines, for use by cyclists.
9. A rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) passing through the center of a wheel or group of wheels.
10. The upper or outer edge of an object, typically something circular or approximately circular.
11. The steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, or other vehicle, with a handgrip at each end.
14. A hard or padded protective hat.
15. Bicyclists should be ready to __________ at driveways and intersections.

1. Make yourself and your bicycle __________ at all times.
2. 9% of bicyclist __________ and 20% of injuries occurred among children under 16.
3. Watch for __________ pavement, potholes, wet leaves, storm gates or other roadway changes that can make you lose balance.
5. Give extra room around __________ on bicycles because they can be unpredictable.
6. A vehicle composed of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel.
7. Ride sober. __________ affects balance, judgment, and reaction time.
12. Look left __________ left before entering a road.
13. A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground.