Wow, so many great reponses. This just proves my long standing belief that cyclists are the coolest people!! Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my posting.

You all have very good points and much of the time I think I just need to be reminded of how beneficial cycling can be. Not just the physical side of it as several of you pointed out, but also how it affects others as well. "Mike in KS", excellent point. That really hit home with me. I want my daughter to ride a bike and I've had so much fun riding that I would hate for her not to experience the enjoyment of cycling. I think a little fear is a good thing in that it may help keep us aware of our surroundings, but too much fear can prevent us from even trying to venture out.

The points made about risk are good as well. I guess I just don't think about that 30 mile drive to Cleveland everyday, but you never know what's gonna happen and I have always driven more then I biked. Very interesting point. Finding less traveled routes is a good idea and I've tried doing that in the past. The accident did happen at 5:00 in the evening and even though it was a clear sunny day, there was probably more traffic then if I had postponed the ride to 7:00.
I think for now the thing to do would be to get back on the local bike path and see how it goes. I feel as though I will be uncomfortable on the road, so starting off slow can't hurt.

ZackJones: As far as having a second bike, well, it's a Gary Fisher mountain bike and although I have yet to "really go mountain biking", it works great on the bike paths. And hey, good luck with the MS150 pledges. I have done the ride four years in a row (Pedal To The Point), minus last year and probably this year. What a great ride for a great cause.

Thanks again to everyone who responded. I feel better about it already.

May the wind be at your backs.