Originally Posted by
Machka
On the Canadian prairies, the big problem with both public transit and biking is NOT rain. If you have ever spent any time there in January, you'd know that.
The person you're responding to is from Ontario ... not precisely the prairies, but close to it, and sometimes with worse conditions than the prairies.
Maybe rain is not the big problem for the OP then. I would guess the big problem is cold. Cars have that 'free heat as hot as you want' because the heat is a byproduct of the combustion motor. I find it more difficult to suggest adapting to colder temperatures for the sake of energy-saving and winter comfort because of this fact. There are so many comfort-aspects to driving modern cars that they may ultimately be more addictive than some controlled substances. I would guess it's easier for many people to quit smoking or drinking alcohol than to give up driving.