Zodiac

[prog]

jwz writes a list of advice to the novice city-cyclist (optimized for SF but applicable in any urban setting, I think). Of particular note:

Safety: I follow the Zodiac approach: always assume the cars can see you perfectly, and are trying to kill you. If an intersection seems iffy, use the sidewalk and crosswalks. If big streets like Market and Van Ness freak you out, there are always less traficky ways to go, or just stay on the sidewalks.

Comments

[cortezopossum.livejournal.com]

I've had cars yell at me to ride on the sidewalks and pedestrians yell at me to ride on the streets -- both deserve a smack in the jaw. Honestly where I'm at there's occasionally need to use both.

On SecondLife I saw a region named 'AppleSeed' and was wondering if it was your own. I couldn't teleport there so I wasn't able to poke around with trying to find out who owned it or if there were any of your AppleSeed logos floating about.

[prog.livejournal.com]

It ain't me.

Maybe I should go check it out. I have a half-written Appleseed blog post about other interesting entities, projects and organizations called "Appleseed".