Tri Girl, sorry about your accident. I have not commuted by bike for 2 weeks now because of cold and wet weather. The last few days have been nice enough to ride but I am coming off a cold/flu. I am lucky that I live only 5 miles from work, but even 5 miles I can't bundle up enough and still move when it is under 25F. I do, on non-bike days, walk and take transit, but the last few days I have succumbed to the car. I want to get over my cold for the holidays. Maybe, you can commute by bike T,W,Th and drive M and F or some combo. The pluses for bike commuting are so positive...I hate it that I have parked my bike these days....