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A bicycle safety wing is an arm attached to the side of a
A bicycle safety wing is an arm attached to the side of a bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
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. Its purpose is to keep other vehicles from passing too closely. It is usually made of brightly colored plastic, and ends with a retroreflector.
Legality
French law allows for bicycle safety wings up to 40 centimetres.See also
* Bicycle-friendly * Bicycle helmet laws by country * Bicycle safety * Outline of cycling *Safety in numbers
Safety in numbers is the hypothesis that, by being part of a large physical group or mass, an individual is less likely to be the victim of a mishap, accident, attack, or other bad event. Some related theories also argue (and can show statistica ...
* Vehicular cycling
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