I'm generally in the dark or in the twilight, just make sure you have decent headlights, and lots of blinkies or other high visibility stuff on your back and sides.
Edit: For motivation, sell your car. Nothing like needing to get to work to motivate you to ride.
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Last edited by squegeeboo; 02-16-07 at 10:12 AM.