Why don't more people who live in SE23 cycle to work? A lot of people catch the train into central London and it is such a miserable experience. I stopped doing this some years ago, replacing the drudgery of public transport with the sheer pleasure of getting to work under my own steam, and have never looked back.

My commute is just over 7 miles and takes around 30 minutes. Door to door (including shower at work) it is ever so slightly quicker to ride in than catch the train. Why don't more people do this?

The obvious answer is that the roads are dangerous. Which I agree sometimes they are. But I rarely have any serious problems and (touch wood) haven't had any actual accidents for a number of years. I think it is a misconception that the roads are prohibitively dangerous. I'm curious to see what other people think...