I work full time and by the time I get home, its dark outside. I'm relatively new to cycling. I started this summer and was on a roll since the weather was warmer and the days were longer. Now that it's starting to get dark earlier, I have not been able to ride at all! I'm not comfortable riding in the street, especially in the dark and I feel like my local trails are so....empty and somewhat terrifying.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get a ride in after work? Is night time riding safe or am I just being a big old chicken? My goal is to try to get better at riding so I can buy my new bike in the spring but I'm not sure I can accomplish my goal since I can now only ride on weekends.