Originally Posted by
wphamilton
That's where I'm at now. Two questions: looking at it subjectively, are you more reluctant to drive to work than to drive somewhere else? Did you go through a period where you would bike in except when it was really nasty out?
So far, nobody else posting has really backed up my theory of accidental psychological conditioning except possibly yourself and plodderslusk. For it to be "aversion therapy" I think it would have to be consistently always unpleasant when we did drive, and feel a greater reluctance to commute by car than to drive somewhere else.
#1 Not really. I prefer to bike whenever possible.
#2 Yes, but I got over it. I have good gear. If I can't ride there due to weather or whatever circumstance then chances are I didn't need to make that trip anyway. Moving large items is one of the few reasons that I have to use a car.
I don't care about the weather. I don't like to drive because of the traffic and other drivers. Driving is what it is and I'm reminded of why I bike nearly every time I get behind the wheel.
I also haven't had a car in over a year and rarely drove it the year before that. When the lease on my last one was up I just left it at the dealer and rode away. I have a ZipCar membership for the few instances that I need to drive.