My hospital stay a few months ago resulted in the neurologist invoking a three month driving restriction. My wife thinks I had a seizure. My doctor says it sounds like vasovagal syncope. Regardless, there is no Illinois law restricting driving following such an episode. So doctors tend to follow the laws of neighboring states. It could have been longer. Michigan has a 6 month waiting period. In Wisconsin the wait is 3 months.

I had a followup with the neurologist last week and another EEG. Assuming all’s well, it will be three months next Thursday.

I’ve been bumming rides and biking to work the past three months. So out of curiosity I tallied up my commuter miles and calculated my fuel savings.

484.69 miles

I have to admit, I’m a little discouraged after calculating gas and dollar savings.

My car gets 18mpg. My bicycle commuting has saved 26.93 gallons of gas. At about $3.10/gallon, that’s only $83.48. Almost two fillups

Granted, it’s been fun, I feel great, my recreational riding feels stronger and I’m staying in shape due to the 25 mile round trip commute. I have to get around anyway, and I want to ride my bike. I do plan to continue bike commuting, weather and work schedules permitting, event after returning to driving. So if that’s the goal, then the gas and money savings, however small, is a nice side benefit.