Originally Posted by
CommuteCommando
This is one of the big reasons I am considering a GoPro. She worries, but has come to accept that I am going to do it. Showing her that my route is safe will help. I also told her that ,sad but true, most bike/car accidents are faulted to the cyclist. This should allay her fears somewhat, because I don't do those things, like salmoning, sidewalk riding, and blindly blowing stop signs that are the most frequent causes of wrecks.
Find and take a Traffic Skills 101 or Cycling Savvy course in your area. I'd purchase the class before I spent a penny on any equipment...
Also, what's going to get you first? Hit while cycling, or the heart disease or stroke from sedentary life? I don't know about your day, but mine is filled with everything except exercise. If I don't exercise while transporting myself, it isn't going to get done...and you can just re-name me to Jabba the Hutt.