Living Car Free - A car free busy as all get out student?

I hate my car, its a money pit that sucks up money better spent on bicycles. However as a student I find I feel I don't have time to ride everywhere, and I have a lot of places I go to visit friends. The roads around here are EXTREMELY bike-unfriendly, even in the middle of the day and I don't feel comfortable riding them at 2am back from a friend's house. School is 6mi away on all 4 lane roads, and work is 11mi away. I regularly ride to work and am harassed 2-3x a day... its kind of unnerving. Anyways, it snows a lot here, rains a lot and gets down to 0 deg. in the winter. I like wearing regular clothes, and don't have anywhere to change/store clothes at school... any idea how I can pull this off?

start carrying a cell phone. call in every harrasment.

You might want to check out some maps (google maps) to find an alternative route that is not 4 lane streets. Also check out the commuting forum for commuting advice.

Move closer to school? Do you live with others that might be willing to share car expenses and use of a car? Sometimes that can work out pretty well. Offer friends a ride to school every day for a small fee to help cover costs?

will someone please merge this two thread with the exact same title?

don't feel comfortable riding them at 2am back from a friend's house. School is 6mi away on all 4 lane roads, and work is 11mi away. I regularly ride to work and am harassed 2-3x a day... its kind of unnerving.

My husband commutes from work often between midnight and 2:30 AM on a 4 lane busy road. It can be done with lights and common sense. It is possible but it isn't always easy.