A bike commuter's survival guide

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• Max says:

  November 10, 2009 at 11:19 am

  Thanks WHYY and everyone who is suggesting bike safety tips.

  In fact, the Bicycle Coalition has put together a Bike-the-Strike 101 on our BikePHL Blog, with essential tips (and lots of links to more)for safe biking:
  http://bikephl.bicyclecoalition.org/2009/11/bike-strike-101.html

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• Augusta Johnson says:

  November 10, 2009 at 7:43 am

  Does anyone know facts on the safety or lack thereof, of commuting while wearing an ipod?

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• Keith Weinberg says:

  November 9, 2009 at 8:09 am

  Well… Actually, there's a more important tip: Bicyclists are supposed to obey ALL traffic rules. Most adult urban cyclists I've seen appear to think that lights and signs are only suggestions. Cyclists are supposed to stop (and stay stopped) at red lights. They're supposed to stay in their lane (not weave through stopped traffic, form "third lanes" or go south in northbound lanes), signal turns, etc.

  The fact that nobody gets ticketed for chaotic cycling shouldn't absolve them from being responsible, and respectful of the other users of the road.

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• Karen says:

  November 7, 2009 at 8:01 pm

  You left out the most important suggestion: Wear a helmet! There are way too many people in this city who do not wear helmets. If you value the integrity of your skull and it's contents – put one on.

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