With a second heavy snowfall in two weeks set to arrive this weekend I have seen social media posts asking about the conditions of roads, trails, and bike lanes through the region by people who commute by bike, Those conditions are best summed by a true wordsmith; a poet who did not know it, someone who rocked a mic like a vandal. "Ice, ice, baby".
Area trails get very little maintenance, bike lanes get blocked by snow plowed off the roads, and streets develop black ice. A recipe for broken bones. I know what it is like to wait in the cold for a bus that is running late or an unheated subway station. As someone who has broken several bones over the years and has multiple bolts, rods, and a staples the only thing I have to say is, don't do it. Depending on what you do for a living you may end up sitting at home for weeks or months waiting to heal with limited income and medical bills.
if at all possible just wait until the streets are clear and the snow immediately near them has melted. Give it a week or two and the weather will have made riding safer and saner.
Word to your mother
