Be even more aware of cars by listening attentively and being continually conscious of their position in your rear-view mirror.
You have equal right to the road as four-wheeled vehicles, but they outweigh you by a lot and are less maneuverable than you are. Give them as much help in avoiding you as you can.
Ride predictably maintaining a straight line. Signal turns, and lane changes.
Wear obscenely bright and reflective clothing.
Throw on an extra flashing reflector or taillight. The law requires lights at night. Your personal safety is not an area where you want minimum compliance with the law.
You want face-melting headlights and no-kidding taillights. You want shoes, panniers, pedals and a helmet with reflective bits, too. The weight is trivial. Your safety is not.
Ride on!
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