Originally Posted by skijoring
To be fair, the route that bcspain describes sounds like no fun. I would hesitate to ride it...even on a scooter. He sounds defensive and dug-in to his position, and perhaps people have baited him a little bit on this thread.
It may very well be unpleasant, though I'd have to see to be sure. Many people convince themselves that they have the most unhospitable route in the world with maniacal homicidal drivers going 90 mph while playing video games and no alternative route. In reality, it's usually not that bad. Before I moved, my commute was largely a 6-lane divided highway (I admit, I did skirt the elevated portion). Really the worst part of it was climbing the on-ramp to rejoin it later on.
Anyhow, my real point is if you distill what he's said it comes down to, "This is where I live, I am in a bad location to do anything but drive, I know that's not good but I refuse to make any lifestyle changes, someone should fix my problems for me."
Excuse me if I don't have a lot of sympathy.