[header] How to ride your bike to school safely [title] Find a safe route to school. [step] Use google maps and find two bicycle friendly routes to your school. One should be the one you take most of the time and the second one should be a backup. 
If you already know a route to your school and it is possible to travel it on a bike, use it. ( you should still find an alternate route in case the first route becomes obstructed or impassable.