This is my second summer of bike commuting and I've ridden a lot more this year than last. Learning new things this year as by this time last year I had stopped riding due to all the construction. Bought a new light so now I can see so much better in the mornings. I've also been taking a slightly different route home which while it takes me along a bigger road with much faster traffic, I still have a MUP that runs along side the rode so I'm fairly safe.
School starts back on Tuesday and I am hoping to ride some but will have to see what traffic will be like. I go right by the high school and this is one section of my ride where I am on the road and not a MUP. Traffic those first weeks of a new school year can be a bit crazy with all the new people who don't know the patterns near the high school.