Like the title says, I may give up on walking to work and start cycling. I have been cycling to work, at various locations, for about ten years; however, my work is now very close to where I live, about three blocks.

I decided to start walking for two reasons, the first is that it doesn't take much longer. The second is that I have been putting on a lot of weight lately (5'6" and about 225Lb).

Here is the problem; people just aren't looking for pedestrians. I never had as many close calls as I have started having while walking. The trouble is that the walk light puts me in the path of left turning cars behind me. It is one particular intersection.

That same intersection has put two of my co-workers in the hospital after being hit by cars. The intersection is a bit poorly designed. Because of a turn right before the intersection, people are entering it without having ample time to scan for hazards.

Like I said, I may reconsider the whole idea of walking and go back to my bicycle.