Bicycling

I tend to get a lot of bike information requests from students at this time of year; the mystique of the Metro-bus is firmly dead and everyone wants to zip into school in under 20 minutes.  I try to let people know of good options for used bikes (Tag-sales, Craig's, thrift stores, pawn shops, web-buying, etc.) but sometimes neglect to talk about bike safety. 

I've been hit by cars - it's no fun.  If you cycle at all, it's  a risk you have to accept, but should try to minimize. 

Thus - Please Read this page on common bicycle collisions and how to avoid them.