You know you are addicted to riding your bike when you break down the grocery list in as many outings as there are items on the list, and go fetch those items, not at the store close to home, but at a store as far as you can think of, even in a different neighborhood.

You know that you are addicted when your daily commute - which is already close to an hour - feels like a disapointment because you get home too soon, you haven't had your fill. And you know you are addicted when that happens even in the worse possible weather (rain, head wind).

You know you are addicted when the best time of your day IS the commute back and forth.

You know you are addicted to your biking when you use your bike all the time, and use your car so little of the time that you forgot on which side to fill the gas tank, lost track of the price of petrole, and once in your car, you want to go when the green light for bike and pedestrians turns green.

At first, when I strated commuting by bike, I was constantly trying to put my flashers on when turning with the bike. I even put the break on once trying to put the flasher on. Which was NOT a good idea. When I'd see a police car, my first thought was : omg, i'm not wearing my seat belt. Duh! I'm not in the car, I'm on my bike! Now it is the reverse situation. Once in the car, I drive as though I'm biking. I want to glide down hills, and take shortcuts. lol

Biking as totally reacquainted me with the city I live in. I have fallen in love again with the quality of life that it brings, a life on a human scale.