• A bicycle headlight mostly allows others to see you. Some of the brighter lights do help bicycle riders see at night. While most bicycle lights range from 2.4 to 20 watts, bikes riden by police officers use lights with a minimum of 15 watts.

• A bicycle built for two riders is called a tandem. Bicyclists riding a tandem sit in single file line, one behind the other.

• Bicycle deaths are most likely to occur in summer. Deaths are most likely to occur on Fridays and Saturdays. The peak time for accidents is 3:00-9:00 P.M. Ninety-eight percent of bicyclists killed in 1999 weren't wearing helmets.

• Leontien Zijlaard had an outstanding Olympic performance in 2000. The 30-year-old Dutch rider won medals on the road and at the velodrome. She won gold in Individual Pursuit, the women's road race, and the road time trial, and a silver in the Points race.

Silly Stuff

Jed and Ted decided to explore the countryside on a two-seater bike. They came to a hill. The going was hard. At last they got to the top.

With short breath and a perspiring face, Jed said, "That was a tough hill, but we finally made it!"

"Yes," said Ted. "Luckily, I had my hand on the brake. Otherwise, we would have rolled all the way down!"

Joke from the Little Giant Book of Jokes by Joseph Rosenbloom.

bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by steering with handlebars and by pedaling

cyclist - a rider of a bicycle

cyclone - a storm with very strong, destructive winds that blow around a quiet center

"cycl" is Greek for:

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