Originally Posted by
Doohickie
I forgot to mention earlier. I had a mildly annoying interaciton with a school bus.
But.... it was mildly annoying.
In my riding and driving experience, and from what I observe and hear as a teacher, school bus companies and districts have their schedules set so tight that bus drivers are really under the gun to get one age group picked up and delivered before returning to another school for that round.
Hence the pushiness. There's a spot on my commute where I often have the same bus behind me on the same one way block uphill. There's room for cars to squeeze by, but not the bus. This makes the driver pretty mad, even though it's only one block.
I'd call the interactions I've had there more than mildly annoying.
Originally Posted by
drew3
first bike commute in my professional life. cloudy and 50 deg F here in seattle. my trip is an MUP/bus/MUP/street deal, 15.5 miles in all, 12 or 13 on the bike. took me about 1 hr 20 min on a pretty uneventful ride. got a few pannier/clothing issues to iron out but all in all it went well. i expect to shave a few minutes off the time as my legs get stronger and i figure out breakfast. but the bus portion of my commute could throw a few wrinkles as well as the weather gets nicer and more people are riding.
i've been lurking this forum for a bit, glad i can finally contribute
Awesome! I know nothing of your route or locale, but I'd look at options that would skip the bus ride-- if it's only 2 miles of your commute, why bother with the bus wait and the expense?
If it's a section of dangerous road that you're skipping by using the bus, I bet you'll feel more comfortable tackling it after you have a few more weeks of commuting under your belt. Playing around with maps.google.com really helps, too.