Sometimes if you like to bike

you need to follow common sense. Yes, a reflective vest and a head and tail light make you visible, and yes you're legally allowed to ride on the road, but at 6:15 a.m. on Lexington in Eagan, with almost no non-traffickable area/shoulder, early in the season when no one is expecting a bicycle and there's still a lot of junk on the street, you should follow some common sense and get on the nice, wide Dakota county bike and walk trails, particularly if you're riding a mountain bike (and don't have to worry about bending a rim on the transitions).