Depending on how long I take to write and post this blog entry, I may or may not have enough time to follow my advice. The advice is this – ride your bike, but leave earlier than you think. Don’t mess with “pushing it” especially if you have a job with a time clock, etc. and penalties for tardiness. We all know that many of us do foolish things on the bike when we are rushing. Sometimes it’s fun to bike quickly, but generally speaking, medium speed and no faster is a good clip for biking in the city, especially when there’s motorist or pedestrian interactions. On the greenways, I feel like it’s okay to go pretty fast. But in the city, it’s really okay to go four or five blocks and then stop for a red light. Why not? It’s not worth it to get squished so you could jump a light. So, to recap.
Leave early. Ride medium speed. Save a life.