Take the Lane!!!

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I'm a Cautious Commuter, and had the bejeebers scared out of me on a group ride when the group leader roared thru stop signs and stop lights and right-passed cars waiting their turns or for lights to change, and expected us to follow suit. (I finally had enough, and stopped at a 4-way, let the cars take their turns, then took my turn; rather than run the stop sign. That made me a little bit further behind everyone than I already was, and the ride leader dropped back and asked me if I was frightened of riding on the road with cars.... )

I haven't taken Cascade's commuter class, but I'd like to. http://www.cbcef.org/commuting_resources.html

John Forester's book "Effective Cycling" is good, and I think several biking safety class curricula are based on it.