[MENTION=397406]snow_echo_NY[/MENTION], I'm sorry it's so hellish for you. I really have no problems with drivers on my 14-mile commute. Nine of the miles are on the Hudson River Greenway, and the street traffic is in the Bronx. The drivers here in the Bronx may not be the best, but traffic isn't hellishly heavy, so I guess that's one reason I don't have problems. On streets with no bike lanes, I occupy the middle of the bike lane so motorists see me and have to make conscious decisions to pass me. I wear a Take-A-Look mirror on my glasses so I'm constantly watching behind myself.

I saw the weather report called for rain all day, and before I left for work, I walked the dog. The wind was very heavy and coming from the north. Coming from the north means headwinds for me, so I took the subway instead. Now I wonder how I would have fared if I had ridden. My spirits might have been a bit better. I visited my mother last night, and she is in the final stages of dying with dementia. I got pretty upset and cried on the subway ride this morning. Maybe riding would have held that off. Then again, maybe not. I've been crying at the office today, too.