Originally Posted by rykoala
Thanks for the great responses. I feel better already. I just need to get out and ride.
To obscenesimian:
My route takes me from York and Pyramid either down Rock to Longley, and down longley, or the alternate way is Pyramid to Nugget Ave, to McCarren, then to Mira Loma and over to Longley. Its slightly longer but I don't care. Less congested traffic.
Think of it as extra excercise/training. I've been commuting for the last 8 months and there are certain roads where you couldn't pay me to ride.
Generally on commuting (as I've taught my wife recently to ride and ride to work) predictibly is really key. To further explain, I always tell my wife to establish her line early (instead of going in and out from when cars are parked). for stops/stop signs, try to establish eye contact, or wave and it's always best if you get a wave thru before proceeding. This wil not always happen but at least you've made sure for that particular incident what your intentions are.