Originally Posted by lenny866

I am originally from LI and this guy is not entirely wrong. There are too many people for the roads and they drive like idiots. The culture down there is that aggressive driving is the norm. I use to cycle there 20 years ago and it was really bad then....it is worse now.

There are many cyclists on LI and kudos to them....but it is very dangerous.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

I have the advantage of riding my year-round 14-mile one-way commute early in the AM though residential Boston and Dedham, in the outbound, reverse commuter direction from Kenmore Square….In any case, I was still hit by a careless driver on a wide, lightly-traveled section last year, losing three months of work. So I am reluctant to encourage anyone to cycle-commute (or even ride a bike in traffic ) though I heartily support even the most adventuresome, yet careful cyclist. [I am still cycle-commuting myself though.]