Ever since I was hit by a car last year, I've been just a little bit tepid to ride my bike out in the street. Sidewalks were created to be shared, not dominated, by pedestrians. However, I can't say I don't feel just a little bit ashamed when I see some bike riders ride with the traffic at stoplights instead of beside it in the crosswalk.
This is how I currently ride. With hardly anyone around.
This is one of the reasons why the creek trail has worked for me so far. I don't have to deal with cars at all! The residential streets are mostly void of vehicles and even if there are some that pass me by, I feel comfortable enough that they won't hit me.
Alas, the creek trail will be closed for a couple of days due to brush removal on a segment through the woods. I haven't found any information on it online, but there are two big signs along the route that mention that citations will be written out for anyone who violates the rules. So tomorrow I will be trekking partway on the main road to work. (Yikes) But it will surely be an adventure.
One day I will be comfortable enough to do this. I just know it.
I read an article today about President Barack Obama that I think you should check out. My sister and I often talk about Obama and how he's getting an unfair amount of criticism due to Republican political schemes and this article definitely highlights what I've been feeling.
I really don't want Barack Obama to lose out on serving two terms, especially after we endured an eight year sentence with a president that no one had faith in. Even though things have gone wrong in this presidential term, there's never been a moment that I haven't felt safe with Obama. There's never been a moment where I felt that he wasn't trying to do everything possible in order to help his country out. And I think that's one of the most important traits a president can have. We just need someone to believe in. I still believe in him.
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