I depend on my bike for my commute but i do have a backup bike and if i must i have a car as a backup for my backup bike.

Exhaustion, late shifts and bad weather almost never stop me from riding my bike, i love to ride my bike so i try to ride it as much as possible. It's liberating, its good for the environment. it's fun to blast past traffic jams and good for my body so why not ride my bike?

I take the car only when i'm really ill or the weather is bad but if the weather is REALLY bad (lots of snowfall for example) i will be taking the bike again. Too afraid to crash the car

Get that biking mindset and ride your bike i would say! Once its a habit you will never look at your car again in the morning .