Well i did start biking to school- I ended up finding this route that uses two intersecting mainly bike trails (for those in the DC/MD metro area its sligo creek and anacostia tribunary ) so I basically don't have to regard cars until I cross the roads. it about 8.2 miles, out of the way but I don't have to be scared for my life. I chose the worst time to try it out (right when it just rained so the bridges were slippery) and did wipe out during a totally absurd sharp turn on a bridge, but its just a bloody elbow, not new to me. I got chased by a chihuahua off his or her leash and I tried not to stop but at the same time the dog was like RIGHT UNDER me so I didn't want to run him/her over. xD

I'm sure whenever the weather clears up its going to be even more phenomenal.