Tuesday was a bad day for bicycle commuting early this week.  Three cyclists were involved in accidents that morning. See the news report from local station KSL below.

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

The whole experience got me thinking about my bike commute to the U – it reinforced the importance of wearing a helmet and using bike lanes. My commute to the U from Davis County has several bike lanes from which to choose. If you are a struggling student making the trek to the U by bike, there is a great map of bike lanes to the U here.

A word of advice to those that bike to the U from Davis county on a regular basis: when riding home, use 11th avenue and go west though City Creek Canyon. Not only is the ride incredibly beautiful, but there is less traffic, only three stop signs, and a bike lane most of the route. I used to cruise downtown via south temple but found that the pm traffic congestion was quite dangerous. Believe it or not, I even got pulled over for speeding one day (although I avoided a ticket)

Cycling is a major form of transportation for many students out there – lets stay safe.