Help me decide...do I ride?

[GLC1968]

It worked out!

I biked home uneventfully and then back again this morning. I felt a few sprinkles on the ride in, but it never actually rained. YES!

[roguedog]

glad to hear you're safe and sound.. except you're at work

[Geonz]

"You can't plow a forecast, honey."

People bike around here in all kinds of weather - which is oen of the reasons I will. It's not as if cars will suddenly not know what that dayglo blinking thing is. It so seldom rains on my commute that I pretty much ignore the forecast.

... but I am *so* not in North Carolina! the roads here are straight and flat and not very crowded...

[GLC1968]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that for the very first time ever, I had a near miss. A woman turning left didn't see me and almost drove right into me! I was wary, and luckily, she saw me at the last minute. I yelled "pay attention" but I doubt she heard me as her windows were closed.

I don't know that I'd have been so lucky if it had been raining!

I think I need to commute even more than I do. There just aren't that many bike commuters here, so when the conditions aren't optimal (rain, dark, etc) then I think that people in cars just don't expect to see bikes. If I have to single-handedly get them used to seeing bikes in all conditions....I will!!

[MomOnBike]

Glad you decided to ride. Pooh on that woman, though. (As for not being seen, I've had a conversation with a truck driver who complained that his great big bright green semi was invisible to some drivers. )

I've noticed that conditions are rarely as bad once you get out in them as they seem from inside a building.

That said, sometimes wimping out is the right thing to do.

Ride safely.