Originally Posted by
alan s
Helmet, lights, hi viz stuff, of course. Look for routes that increase safety, even if you have to go out of your way such as sidewalks, offroad routes, cutting through neighborhoods, etc.
Add rearview mirror; I wear two,
left and right.
BTW for finding routes in crazy Metro Boston, I use the AAA paper map with a nice scale for cycling, then hone the route with Mapquest.