Originally Posted by
jcivic00
Thanks for all of the responses, they are very helpful. Currently I have a 13 mile commute, but I'm looking at all of the options in order to try and cut that down as much as possible. The mostly direct route is a little more treacharous due to extremely narrow roads with high traffic. Thank you to all who offered up information. It's very helpful.
It's better to ride faster on a safe road than take the treacharous direct route.
I've got two routes I take, one 10 mile through suburbia, one 12 miles along mostly rural roads. Both take about the same time if you factor in the time spent sitting at traffic lights. The shorter route is marginally safer in my case, but both are good.