More and more people are choosing to ride their bike as a means of transportation (as opposed to solely as recreation). This is wonderful. All things considered, riding on the rode is not appreciably more dangerous than driving; however, ones relationship with the traffic changes while on a bike. This fact - what it takes to ride safely - requires thinking in a manner that many new bike commuters are unfamiliar with.
Today I was alerted (via the Shift2Bikes email list) of a great article about riding safely. Read it. If you drive in Portland, or anywhere with a significant number of cyclists on the road, there is good stuff in there for you, as well.
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