It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (1)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (2)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.
The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: "But isn’t it (3) ______ dangerous?" It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (4) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (5) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.