When I was a child I loved being on my bike, I rode it everywhere, but after a couple of nasty falls from it I became frightened and this appears to have carried onto into my adult life. I don't drive and I live 4 miles away from my workplace so being able to cycle to work for the commute would be really helpful and I also want to get the joy of cycling back again. Does anybody have any ideas on how to build up confidence when cycling? Also I should add that my fear is mostly based on being near to roads and traffic, I can get on a bike and ride around a field without too many problems although I do still get nervous, but the thought of being near to traffic terrifies me.