I rode again today. Wore the safety vest - enzed was right, it fits over my backpack nicely. I look like a total dork, but I'm sure folks could see me coming a mile away - that lime green yellow color is BRIGHT. Plus it has reflective strips.

I'm still getting a feel for how to tackle each intersection, and on a few coming home, I don't think I did as well as I did yesterday. I'm trying not to beat myself up over it. There's one where a LOT of people turn left, to the point where traffic gets backed up into the not-turn lane further back. I think there I'd be better off riding through to the intersection and playing pedestrian. I don't fully understand the "hook turn" concept even now, though I gather that's one place I'd be likely to find it handy? Today I got into the line with the rest of the traffic and not only did it take forever to inch up to make the turn, but even though I wasn't *really* making things much if any slower, I think some of the other drivers felt like I was. I'll learn, I guess.

I followed a guy for awhile who had SUCH a sweet bike! Not made for much distance, but still, I *wanted*! He had a lovely honey Brooks B-66 or B-67, bright yellow (!!) Ortlieb waterproof panniers on what I think was an old Raleigh or something much like that. It was gorgeous...and I want those panniers! No excuses for not riding in the rain then...

I also had a car full of teenage boys yell something unintelligible at me really loud and then laugh when I jumped. *sigh* Ticked me off. I was wayyyy off the road, so they weren't doing it for any good reason.