Originally Posted by
SweetNightmare
My town is very bike friendly, there are signs everywhere, but at the same time, the stupid drivers make it very bike unfriendly. And unfortunately, there's no way to avoid that street. My job is on the corner of two major, 40 mph streets. I do plan on walking the bike through cross walks simply because I'm not comfortable crossing four lanes for a left turn, but a lot of people in my town don't use turn signals, speed, and talk on the phone while driving. I do plan on getting lights; particularly the flea USB chargable ones; I've heard lots of good about them. I figure I can strap the rear light to my helmet instead, so it's higher up, for cars to see, as well as taping myself up with reflective tape. Or heck, if I can find some reflective ductape I can build myself a vest.
I guess I'm just psyching myself out. I know everyone complains about bikers, so I guess I'm just scared that means they're out to get me! xD Thanks guys.
Using the cross walk to get across a busy intersection is the smart move.
Safety vests are cheap enough (I bought the third one).
I'd reconsider the flea on the helmet if that is going to be your only active light. Reason being is that you'll have a hard time keeping your head/helmet centered to where the light will be the most visible to traffic behind you. Depending on your finances, you could order like 3 of
these for the price of one flea. You could put one on your helmet, one on the seatpost, and either put the third on your rack or keep it in reserve.