[billswift]

Unless you have got a really safe place to ride, cycling takes too much attention. That's one reason I walk a lot. (Also, you can't take notes while riding - if you don't write it down as soon as you can, you will usually forget it.) Also, walking in the dark helps by cutting down on outside distractions.

[aerique]

Yeah, I live in The Netherlands where cyclist are taken good care of. I've got a 25 minute ride to and from my work past a canal with almost no car traffic (this is actually part of it: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Jan_Verme...)