Originally Posted by
mduggan
Well today was the first day of my commute. I decided to leave the car at home and make the commute to work. Now it is not long distance (6 miles to and 8 miles home safer route to get home) and I have to say I felt great all day. I had a bunch of energy throughout and can't wait to go to work in the morning. Is there something wrong with me for wanting to go to work? I think it's I just can't wait to to ride in again.
Congratulations! There's nothing wrong with looking forward to going to work.
Originally Posted by
AndrewP
Does the danger not bother you in the morning, or are the traffic conditions worse in the eveining. I have a longer commute so I start before the traffic builds up in the morning. In the evening parts of my route are slowed by the traffic.
I don't feel unsafe when I commute and I ride 9 miles each way. Part of my commute in the morning is even in a 55mph zone.
If you haven't already learned vehicular cycling yet, you should look into it. Since I've been really doing it, I've felt a lot safer. Bicycling Street Smarts by John S. Allen is an excellent introduction. It took me a while to learn to trust the techniques, because some of them are kind of counter-intuitive due to being taught bad riding techniques as a kid (as many people are). Once I got past that, I found that close calls became extremely rare.