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I almost was hit by a bus today, too. Left around 8 to go to teach. Got to the end of the drive and turn because no one is coming. Bus BLOWS through a stop sign. I avoided it by using my breaks (extra weight in the panniers helped thanks to both a paper I am writing and a stats book).

Other than that, my commute was AWESOME. The only thing that pisses me off if the fact that they put in a concrete divider in the road I am used to crossing. Grrrr. I now have to do the sidewalk thing and cross through a parking lot, but I am okay with that if it means I cut 10 minutes off my commute. Two panniers again was AWESOME!

My ride home with my added lights was AWESOME. The Serfas headlight makes me feel much safer and I can just clip it off to take it with me so no one on campus steals it. same with the gummy light on the back. Plus, the trunk bag makes a great lunch bag!