Originally Posted by cyclomath

In my corner of the planet, the constant freezing temperatures have been replaced with freezing temperatures in the morning and late afternoon (often with a bit of precipitation), and 5-6°C (~40°F) in the middle of the day. That wouldn't be so bad if the weather change didn't also bring strong winds, which sweep over the hills I ride over and around on the way to work. This wind pretty much ensures there is always at least a very thin layer of ice, which is often very hard to notice but which you become aware of when someone suddenly go both feet up and land on their back, or a car just slides off the road. So, I am very cautious about moving around the city and riding a bicycle is absolutely not an option.

On Monday, the bus I was on on my way to work in the morning stopped in the middle of nowhere and told us to get off unless we were ok with going back. A long line of cars and city busses were stranded on a small hill and both its sides, because it was impossible to navigate the ~1.5km/1mi section of the road with a relatively mild slope, where a bunch of vehicles had slid into each other and jammed up the road (simple two lane road). I walked to work the remaining several kilometers and managed to stay on my feet all the way, which was not an easy feat because some parts felt like walking in an ice rink. It was also funny because every other car's driver rolled their window down and asked me the same question "what's going on?" as I was the only person or vehicle going in that direction, while hundreds of cars and busses were standing in the other lane. It was funny because I was barely managing to stay on my feet, so not only was it obvious what was going on but I believe the whole scene looked like something from a cartoon.
Still managed to get to work on time (I usually arrive ~40 minutes early) and that morning coffee felt really, really good.