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I started doing the same thing last year, at least when the weather is pleasant. It's an amazingly liberating experience.

It makes you look forward to spring. I live in a place that typically has bad winters, so the prospect of breaking my neck on ice is not very appealing!

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I live in southern Ontario and commute on foot year-round. There's no weather that appropriate outerwear can't handle.

I grew up in Alberta and fresh dry wind blown snow is hard to walk on, like dry sand. Slow going.

I now live in Vancouver and despite temperature it gets damp enough that movement without sweating is well nigh impossible. Good thing I work at a pool and don't give a damn.

Either way cycling is still better.

Absolutely true -- it's more of a risk mitigation thing for me.

I had a ruptured disk and a spinal fusion a few years ago that went really well.... and I'm a little paranoid about keeping it that way!

There are some pretty significant risks associated with driving as well, including both the risk of injury/death in a collision and the sheer sedentary seat time.

use studded tires. mine last at least 3 seasons with daily commute. http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp

since i put the studded tires on, i have not slipped once. i haven't even come close to slipping to be honest. i pretty much rie as i would on clear, dry asphalt.

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