Originally Posted by
ScottCommutes
i live and commute in NJ, and he has a small but non-zero chance of freezing to death alone on a country road in snow in the dead of winter at 5 something in the morning with a busted ike
This is not really an issue here. First of all, his commute will only be 3.5 miles each way, which is very walkable in an emergency even if he had to abandon the bike, and he's only a mile or so out of town. He will not be out in the middle of Nunavut. Second, the area is not that rural anyway, and his route will cross a local highway -- it's just that the best biking route will not be on that highway, but rather a nearby country road.
Thanks for your concern, though.