Advocacy & Safety - Is there a basic guide somewhere showing how to ride?

I've been doing a lot of biking for a while, however mostly kept to trails and defined paths not on the streets.

Is there a basic guide that shows some of the basic issues or something that I need to watch out for when I start biking on the road? I'm picking up a road bike this week and plan to bike on the road quite a bit.

Find a group or rider to start riding with.
It is a learning experience.
Get a mirror. I tried all kinds and ended up with the Third Eye that clips to my glasses.

League of American Bicyclists Resources (http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/better/)

Courses Available (http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/course_schedule.php)

Here ya go: http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm

Cyclist's Eye View: Driving Your Bicycle in Traffic, is a 20 min video used in the League of American Bicyclists Road 1 course. It covers the essentials of riding safely, confidently, and comfortably on roads, in traffic.

The three part on line version can be viewed at:

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjCza5e1kw

Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIr3mI96FZk

Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLu0DHPeYm8

Dave Glowacz, author of Urban Bikers' Tricks & Tips: Low-Tech & No-Tech Ways to Find, Ride, & Keep a Bicycle, has written a number of safe cycling books used by various state and city DOTs. The on line version of Safe Bicycling in Chicago is at: http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/Safe_Bicyclin_in_Chicago_1.pdf

Bicycling Street Smarts by John S. Allan contains information on how to ride a bike safely in traffic. The online version is at http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm

A video titled Rights and Duties of Cyclists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU&feature=user shows some good examples of cycling in traffic.

Cyclist's Eye View: Driving Your Bicycle in Traffic, is a 20 min video used in the League of American Bicyclists Road 1 course. It covers the essentials of riding safely, confidently, and comfortably on roads, in traffic.

The three part on line version can be viewed at:

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjCza5e1kw

Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIr3mI96FZk

Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLu0DHPeYm8

Dave Glowacz, author of Urban Bikers' Tricks & Tips: Low-Tech & No-Tech Ways to Find, Ride, & Keep a Bicycle, has written a number of safe cycling books used by various state and city DOTs. The on line version of Safe Bicycling in Chicago is at: http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/Safe_Bicyclin_in_Chicago_1.pdf

Bicycling Street Smarts by John S. Allan contains information on how to ride a bike safely in traffic. The online version is at http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm

A video titled Rights and Duties of Cyclists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU&feature=user shows some good examples of cycling in traffic.

That was a really good video. I didn't know the box left turn technique before. Thanks for sharing.

Read any or all of the Three Gospels of John:

John Franklin's Cyclecraft (my favorite, but all three are quite good)
John S. Allen's Street Smarts (short and to the point)
John Forester's Effective Cycling (much longer than necessary)

I'll second John Allen's Bicycling Street Smarts. Mr. Allen has posted an on-line version, which you may read right here. (http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm)

Look up your home state's bicycling laws. Read them and know them.