@goblinchief, I sucked it up and took my toddler out for a play date and shopping trip today. Only because we have been above freezing for almost a whole week! So I knew the roads and pathways would be clear. The biking on ice was actually the easiest part. Stopping to walk thorough some dodgy slushy sections was the hardest, hard to get her moving with almost no traction from my grippy winter hiking boots... The bike was definitely squirrelly with 40lbs of groceries and 25lbs of toddler, and I would guess I was over my racks weight limit too. The bike was weighted way too far back, and felt like it was going to flip backwards, won't be doing that again, at least not with so many groceries.
@ohyonghoa they have done some interesting studies on road diets, turning two lane roads each way into a three laner with a shared turning lane, and bike lanes. Turns out traffic is hardly affected, and everybody is safer. It makes sense a two lane road is slowed to a one lane by left turns, and you get a lot weaving around people making accidents more common.