I was a year-round all weather bike comuter for 3 years until I took the company's early retirement package.

Before that I drove to work for 14 years. I hated it because it was only 4.5km from home but I couldn't find a safe way to cross one of the freeways by bike.

Then on bike-to-work day 2014, I took a vacation day and went downtoen to the event. A volunteer handed out free Toronto Cycling maps. I studied it and found a safe way to get to work crossing that freeway. And the rest is history.