Morning Commute
May 29, 2007 at 5:07 pm | In Commuting, Drivers, Traffic |Let me describe my morning commute. Of course, it’s the reverse of the evening commute but the conditions are a little different.
- I leave my neighborhood - Spicewood and go north on Sare Rd. Sare Rd has a quick downhill and I usually get 25+ mph on it.
- Then - the narrow, high-speed portion of the ride - about .25 mile where I try to exceed 20 mph because of vehicle traffic.
- Next, a four-lane high speed street. The posted speed limit is 30 mph but cars regularly exceed 50 mph. The right lane is wide, so there’s plenty of room for a bike.
- I need to make a left turn off the street, so as I approach the turn, I continually check behind me for a clear spot. When I find one, I dash across the two lanes to a turn lane.
- Then, through a quiet neighborhood with 2 short uphills.
- Past a shopping center, cross a four-lane street, and into a quiet neighborhood.
- When I leave the neighborhood, I have a short ride through grass, through a parking lot, and then a 50 yd walkway to the bike rack.
- Finish at Eigenmann Hall.
The commute is a little more than three miles. It seems more uphill going to campus than going home. My biggest challenge is to arrive without sweating too much. Many summer mornings, I’m kinda damp when I arrive.
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