Originally Posted by tanguy frame

As soon as daylight savings time comes, I'm going to the lots of negative reinforcement from my wife about bike commuting when it's dark out. I use a safety vest with reflective stripes including flashing led's as well as blinky tail lights and headlights. It wouldn't matter if I had flamethrowers facing front, rear and sideways, my wife is afraid for my safety and wants me to commute by car. She says - "take your bike in the car and ride during lunch". I love her and all, and an accident would really ruin my life, but driving to work makes me physically sick. Anybody have a strategy for dealing with this? Our relationship is one of mutual respect, so please don't tell me to ignore her or pretend her feelings aren't important.