I need your commute times, please!
11-09-10, 05:00 PM
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My commute times depend on day and season.
Morning (bike 5.3 miles; car 4 miles)
Normal bike time is around 15-20 minutes
Monday-Thursday car time is 15-30 minutes (traffic)
Friday car time is 10-15 minutes
Evening (same distance)
Bike time around 30 minutes (love hills)
Car time is 20 minutes
Winter times add another 10-20 minutes for all times due to snow, ice and traffic issues. The drivers around here have to relearn how to drive in the bad winter weather EVERY year.
Morning (bike 5.3 miles; car 4 miles)
Normal bike time is around 15-20 minutes
Monday-Thursday car time is 15-30 minutes (traffic)
Friday car time is 10-15 minutes
Evening (same distance)
Bike time around 30 minutes (love hills)
Car time is 20 minutes
Winter times add another 10-20 minutes for all times due to snow, ice and traffic issues. The drivers around here have to relearn how to drive in the bad winter weather EVERY year.
11-09-10, 09:50 PM
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On bike - consistently 40 minutes.
In car - 15-20 minutes depending on traffic and lights.
In car - 15-20 minutes depending on traffic and lights.
11-09-10, 11:57 PM
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Car: 3 min
Cycling: 6 min
Walking: 15 min
The walk from the parking lot to my office is 7 minutes, which makes cycling my fastest commute option by 40%.
Cycling: 6 min
Walking: 15 min
The walk from the parking lot to my office is 7 minutes, which makes cycling my fastest commute option by 40%.
11-10-10, 11:48 AM
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One-way times (~12mi):
Bike: 50-55min (avg)
Car: Not sure, only driven it at commute time a few times... think it's 30min or so.
Bike: 50-55min (avg)
Car: Not sure, only driven it at commute time a few times... think it's 30min or so.
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Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
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11-10-10, 12:42 PM
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One-way
Distance - 16 Miles
Bicycle - 1 Hour 1 Min. to Almost 2 hours depending on traffic, signal, headwind etc.
Car - 45 min. to 1 hour depending on traffic and all
Distance - 16 Miles
Bicycle - 1 Hour 1 Min. to Almost 2 hours depending on traffic, signal, headwind etc.
Car - 45 min. to 1 hour depending on traffic and all
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11-10-10, 01:13 PM
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By Bike: 55-65 minutes each way (6.2 miles, mixed MUP, road, etc)
By Car: 20-25 minutes each way (14 miles, mostly interstate)
By Car: 20-25 minutes each way (14 miles, mostly interstate)
11-10-10, 01:27 PM
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6 miles one way. By car, door to time clock, 15 - 20, traffic and lights willing. By bike 25 - 30 in the morning and 35-40 mins in the evening. I'm on top of a bit of a hill.
11-10-10, 01:33 PM
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by car, 29 miles one way/average time of 45 minutes
by bike and train, 10 miles bike/40min + 15 miles train/23minutes + 1 mile bike/5minutes
by bike and train, 10 miles bike/40min + 15 miles train/23minutes + 1 mile bike/5minutes
11-13-10, 08:58 PM
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Hey Speedwagon, when you're done, how about posting some of the summary statistics for us? I'd like to see a graph of bike times versus car times, with the regression equation and r^2 for the relationship. Does that make me a hopeless geek?...Wait, don't answer that...
11-13-10, 09:48 PM
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o/w by bicycle: 57-63 minutes, ~17 urban miles.
o/w by car: 25 minutes, ~19 miles, some on I-95
o/w by bike+train: 5 miles total riding (25 mins) + 20 minute train ride + 5 or so minutes train station walking and waiting time.
o/w by car: 25 minutes, ~19 miles, some on I-95
o/w by bike+train: 5 miles total riding (25 mins) + 20 minute train ride + 5 or so minutes train station walking and waiting time.
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11-13-10, 10:07 PM
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Bike: Route #1- 10.2 miles 40 mins avg.
Route #2- 8.2 miles 32 mins avg.
Car: 8.1 miles 18 mins.- 45 mins- depending upon traffic, weather conditions and hour of day. ( does not include 8 minute walk from parking garage to office)
Express Bus (no stops gets right on highway to downtown Boston- I get off at first stop downtown) : 8.1 miles 22 mins - 40 mins. " " " + walk to the stop another 3 mins.
PS I hope you'll share the accumulated/organized statistics with us.
Route #2- 8.2 miles 32 mins avg.
Car: 8.1 miles 18 mins.- 45 mins- depending upon traffic, weather conditions and hour of day. ( does not include 8 minute walk from parking garage to office)
Express Bus (no stops gets right on highway to downtown Boston- I get off at first stop downtown) : 8.1 miles 22 mins - 40 mins. " " " + walk to the stop another 3 mins.
PS I hope you'll share the accumulated/organized statistics with us.
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11-14-10, 12:57 AM
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Approximately 1.2 miles one way: anywhere from 5-10 minutes on my current commuter (24" bmx). It inspires me to see so many people who ride an hour or more each way. I'm saving up for a real commuter bike, and next year I will definitely be doing an hour or more each way. I just hope I can handle it.
11-14-10, 12:05 PM
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By bike (4.5 kilometers):
12-15 minutes with summer tires
15-20 minutes with winter studs
By car (about the same distance):
6-8 minutes in ideal conditions (rare)
15-20 minutes on high traffic days (more common)
40 minutes after the first snowfall of the season, as other drivers have Snownesia ("What's this white stuff???")
By bus:
Far too long. Winds around the various neighborhoods trying to find friends. Takes at least 20 minutes going and as much as 30 coming home.
If I wanted to take the bus to my usual pool before work (10 kilometers from home) I could get on an "express" bus that would take 45 minutes to get there. I can ride in 35 (winter in the dark) and have done it in 25 minutes in summer.
12-15 minutes with summer tires
15-20 minutes with winter studs
By car (about the same distance):
6-8 minutes in ideal conditions (rare)
15-20 minutes on high traffic days (more common)
40 minutes after the first snowfall of the season, as other drivers have Snownesia ("What's this white stuff???")
By bus:
Far too long. Winds around the various neighborhoods trying to find friends. Takes at least 20 minutes going and as much as 30 coming home.
If I wanted to take the bus to my usual pool before work (10 kilometers from home) I could get on an "express" bus that would take 45 minutes to get there. I can ride in 35 (winter in the dark) and have done it in 25 minutes in summer.
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11-14-10, 06:08 PM
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26 km one way
25 mins by car
1:15 by bike
by bike, mix of road and mixed use trail surfaced with crusher dust
25 mins by car
1:15 by bike
by bike, mix of road and mixed use trail surfaced with crusher dust
11-15-10, 03:28 PM
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For me, probably 10-12 minutes by car, about 6miles.
Bike route is 7.8 miles, maybe 50min to work, 40 home due to terrain. Yes, I know, my speeds suck.
Bike route is 7.8 miles, maybe 50min to work, 40 home due to terrain. Yes, I know, my speeds suck.