Originally Posted by
Telly
Hello everyone,
It's been the third day of not commuting by bike and the fifth since I've ridden and I was just thinking out loud on when a cyclist should commute and when the commute becomes too dangerous or uncomfortable to do.
There's no rule, and we each make thisdecision on our own terms. If you, like me, bike commute because you want to, then t he time not to simply when you don't want to. Years ago, I'd act like I had something to prove, and ride under dicey conditions. Age, experience and scuba diving broke me of that kind of thinking.
It's too easy to let pride, ego, subtle forms of peer pressure cause you to make poor decisions. In situations like this I now apply the cave divers' unwritten contract --- any diver can call any dive, at any time, for any reason, or for no reason.
If you choose not to use the bike because you think it's unwise, or simply uncomfortable, I won't think any less of you, and you shouldn't think any less of yourself.