Ride Home 11/5 and No Rides 11/6: Send in the marine biologists
I might as well change the name of the blog to Tales From the L
Street Cycle Track since that's pretty much the only thing I
write about these days. Before I got to L, I rode down
Massachusetts and then 23rd. It was dark on both of those
streets, as it was dark most other places since sunlight tends
not to be hyperlocalized. Unlike the aurora borealis. Please use
lights at night. Also, you might want to consider not riding on
the sidewalk at night. Pedestrians rarely wear reflective
clothing. I didn't wear any reflective clothing (of self-
reflective clothing) either, thinking that lights, if they're
good enough for cars, are good enough for me. Please use lights.
Now, the stuff about L:    • Where the cycle track works, it
really works. Much of the ride feels easy and breezy (breezier
if you ride faster) and there are only a few places, mostly
intersections, where it isn't as fun. But the vast majority of
the cycle track is just fantastic and t