I don't know why people are down voting you number 1. The guy is very lucky to have people in his life willing to help him.

I used to have to rely on my family to get me to work, when I said I finished at 9 on a Friday night someone would come after half an hour. When j finished on Sunday at 7pm they'd come at 8. I'd walk the hour home but my shoes were so uncomfortable I couldn't bear to stand anymore. I'm just glad I can drive now, and we have a spare car for when one of our cars breaks, but not everyone has that luxury.

I foot out if the door and one foot in!

Winter is a thing. And it's approaching quickly. Especially in Massachusetts, where OP is.

"Winter is coming".

Why should winter be a problem? I live in Finland and I bike to work every day, winter or summer. You just have to prepare better amd have winter tyres for the bike.

And gloves. Biking in chill air makes makes your fingers fall off... well that's what it feels like anyway.

I cannot bike :( Never tried it. Perhaps the OP never did as well.

I don't know about in Finland 24 but here in Alaska, sometimes the roads don't get cleared of snow and ice until later in the day and the sidewalks rarely do. it's not safe to bike to work in the winter. and who wants to at -20 anyway?

And then there is the problem of ice. With only two wheels, when you hit ice you are probably going down.