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I think that it would be protection. If he wears a helmet and watches out for traffic, there is a lower risk of him being run over or hurting himself badly when he falls of his bike. If he is mindful of pedestrians and uses hand signals, there is less of a chance that he will hit a pedestrian which could result in one or both of them getting hurt.
The mood that is made by this excerpt is very sad and blue. The sentence,"The terrorists that done that to her." This sentence shows the bad circumstances the old lady was in adding to the sad mood and picture of the skinny pale skinned women.
The answer is false. hope this helped ;)