num_pages: 240
description: The joys of commuting by bike attract scores of new converts every year. But as fresh-faced cyclists fill the roads they also encounter their share of frustrationscareless drivers wide-flung car doors zoned-out pedestrians and aggressive fellow cyclists to name a few. In this follow-up to the best-selling Bike Snob  BikeSnobNYC takes on the trials and triumphs of bike commuting with snark humor and enthusiasm asking the If we become better commuters will that make us better people? From the deadly sins of biking to tactics for dealing with cars pedestrians and other cyclists this primer on bike travel is a must-read for cyclists new and seasoned alike.
language: English
title: The Enlightened Cyclist: Commuter Angst, Dangerous Drivers, and Other Obstacles on the Path to Two-Wheeled Trancendence
publisher: Chronicle Books