Originally Posted by
CACycling
But they aren't unfounded. Exagerated, yes, but you don't have to hang around here long to know that getting hit is a possibility. I have been and so have many others. As a husband and father of young children, the OP needs to acknowledge that and work to show he is minimizing the risk while articulating the many benefits. They need to work toward a compromise that works for the family.
I'm starting to think that if you ask most wives, most would say the fears are not exaggerated. Have your wife poll her friends.
“If the costs were equal would you rather you husband commute on bike to work on the road, or spend the same time in the gym on a stationary...” 9 out of 10 I assume would vote gym. You could even make the question harder by saying stating, "The GYM option will cost you $500.00 more a year than the bike". I'm positive the gym will win statistically.